Wildlifeof China
Indian Garden Lizard
Agamids & Forest Lizards
Photo: Devika M B · CC BY 4.0
Calotes versicolor
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly insects, with small vertebrates and occasional plant material
Habitat
Undergrowth, open habitats and urban areas
Range
Widely distributed in Indo-Malaya
Clutch size
10–20 eggs
Incubation period
6–7 weeks
Size
Over 10cm snout–vent length; up to 37cm total length
The Oriental Garden Lizard is a variable-coloured agamid measuring more than 10cm from snout to vent and up to 37cm including its tail. Breeding males develop a bright red throat and use conspicuous displays when defending territory or courting females. The species occupies undergrowth, open ground and highly urbanized areas across Indo-Malaya. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Its diet consists mainly of insects such as ants, beetles, dragonflies and grasshoppers, although small vertebrates and occasional plant matter are also eaten. Females bury approximately 10–20 leathery eggs in moist soil. The eggs hatch after about six or seven weeks. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Indian Garden Lizard eat?
- Mainly insects, with small vertebrates and occasional plant material
- What habitat does the Indian Garden Lizard live in?
- Undergrowth, open habitats and urban areas
- Where is the Indian Garden Lizard found?
- Widely distributed in Indo-Malaya
- How many eggs does the Indian Garden Lizard lay?
- 10–20 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Indian Garden Lizard incubated?
- 6–7 weeks
- How big is the Indian Garden Lizard?
- Over 10cm snout–vent length; up to 37cm total length