Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875 is a animal in the Agamidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis is an insectivorous arboreal agamid lizard native to India’s Western Ghats evergreen rainforests.

Family
Genus
Calotes
Order
Class
Squamata

About Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis, commonly called the large-scaled forest lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is arboreal, diurnal, and insectivorous. This lizard occurs in the evergreen rainforests of the Western Ghats of India, with a distribution ranging from Agumbe to the Agasthyamalai Hills. Its scientific name is Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Agamidae Calotes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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