Calotes grandisquamis
Encyclopedia
Calotes grandisquamis, the Large-scaled Forest Lizard, is an agamid lizard
found the forests of the Western Ghats
in India
and known from the Anaimalai and Brahmagiri Hills.
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
found the forests of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and known from the Anaimalai and Brahmagiri Hills.
Links
- Pictures of Calotes grandisquamis http://www.kalyanvarma.net/photo.php?id=1158&tag=portfolio