Wildlifeof China
Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard
Agamids & Forest Lizards
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Calotes jerdoni
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly insects; at times bird eggs, nestlings and frogs
Habitat
Forested land; terrestrial and arboreal; diurnal
Range
Western Yunnan and Xizang (China), Bangladesh, Bhutan, north-east India and Myanmar
Size
Maximum 38.5 cm; common 32 cm
Jerdon's or the Indo-Chinese forest lizard (Calotes jerdoni) is an agamid found in western Yunnan and Xizang in China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, north-eastern India (Khasi Hills, Mizoram, Nagaland) and Myanmar. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Maximum total length is 38.5 cm, with a common length of 32 cm. It is terrestrial and arboreal, diurnal, and lives in many types of forested land. It feeds largely on insects but sometimes eats bird eggs, nestlings and frogs. It is oviparous, and the female digs a small hollow in soft earth and lays 11–23 eggs. Breeding begins around April, when males develop bright colour on the forebody and chase females. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard eat?
- Mostly insects; at times bird eggs, nestlings and frogs
- What habitat does the Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard live in?
- Forested land; terrestrial and arboreal; diurnal
- Where is the Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard found?
- Western Yunnan and Xizang (China), Bangladesh, Bhutan, north-east India and Myanmar
- How big is the Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard?
- Maximum 38.5 cm; common 32 cm