Common Green Forest Lizard

The common green forest lizard is a large agamid of forests in the Western Ghats and Shevaroy Hills in India, and in Sri Lanka. It measures 50 to 65 cm including the tail. The head is about one and a half times as long as it is broad, with swollen cheeks and a concave forehead. A row of 8 or 9 compressed spines sits above each ear opening, and the neck and back crests are continuous, made of closely set pointed spines that are tallest on the neck of adult males (Wikipedia, general species account).

The body is compressed from side to side, the throat pouch is not developed, and there is a short oblique fold in front of the shoulder. The Reptile Database lists its Indian range as southern India, including Travancore, the Shevaroy Hills, Tamil Nadu, the Western Ghats and Kerala.