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    Species Accepted

    Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 6 countries or islands

      6 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Brunei DarussalamNo
      OmanNo
      RéunionNo
      SeychellesNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      South AfricaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      10 results
      Agame versicolore (L') French
      Bloodsucker English
      Blutsaugeragame German
      Changeable lizard English
      Common Garden Lizard English
      Eastern Garden Lizard English
      Indian Garden Lizard English
      Oriental Garden Lizard English
      Verschiedenfarbige Schönechse German
      变色树蜥 Chinese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      275 results
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      Ganesh S.R., Bubesh Guptha. (2021). Herpetological diversity in the Central Eastern Ghats, Peninsular India. Journal of Animal Diversity 3 (3): 18-44.
      Dutta, S.K., M.V. Nair, P.P. Mohapatra and A.K. Mahapatra. (2009). Amphibians and reptiles of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. Regional Plant Resouce Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
      Dau, V. Q., Hoang, T. N., Do, L. T., Le, P. D., Trinh, H. T., Nguyen, T. Q., & Van Pham, A. (2025). The herpetofauna of Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Vietnam. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, 19(35), 79-98.
      Ingle, Mukesh; Ulka Yadav, Ashok K. Bhilala, Manohar Pawar. (2019). Urban Herpetofauna: A Case Study in Ujjain City of Central India. International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences 6 (5): 76-84.
      Pauwels,O.S.G. et al. (2000). Herpetological investigations in Phang-Nga Province, southern Peninsular Thailand, with a list of reptile species and notes on their biology. Dumerilia 4 (2): 123-154.
      Batabyal, A., Zambre, A., Mclaren, T., Rankin, K. J., Somaweera, R., Stuart‐Fox, D., & Thaker, M. (2023). The extent of rapid colour change in male agamid lizards is unrelated to overall sexual dichromatism. Ecology and Evolution, 13(7), E10293.
      Prakobkarn, A., Tandavanitj, N., & Ngamprasertwong, T. (2024). Genetic verification of Thai Calotes cf. versicolor (Squamata: Agamidae) within the putative Calotes irawadi species complex. Tropical Natural History, 24, 164-171.
      Khan, M. S. (2014). Herpetology of Pakistan FIELD GUIDE SERIES: Families Agamidae, Chamaeleonidae. Privately Published, 39 Pp.
      Bobrov, V. V., & Semenov, D. V. (2008). Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 Pp.

      Citation

      Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) in undefined