Wildlifeof India
Calotes vultuosus
Agamids & Forest LizardsCalotes vultuosus
Basic stats
Range
India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and probably introduced to several other countries
Size
Snout–vent length averaging 106mm in males and 78mm in females
Calotes vultuosus is an agamid lizard (garden lizard) recorded from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and probably introduced to several other countries (Reptile Database). The Reptile Database notes that most of what has been called the common garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) over the past 200 years is now C. vultuosus.
The Reptile Database gives the type locality as West Bengal, Kolkata. The account used here gives no further detail on habitat, diet or breeding.
Quick answers
- Where is the Calotes vultuosus found?
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and probably introduced to several other countries
- How big is the Calotes vultuosus?
- Snout–vent length averaging 106mm in males and 78mm in females