Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1253

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, trail at Janki Chora; 24°18.34′N, 091°46.61′E; 13 Jun. 2014; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.346 .

Identification. This typically tan agamid (some specimens yellowish or greenish) with vertically compressed body and dorsal crest was distinguished from the similar C. emma by the lack of a large spine above the eye ( Das 2010).

Habitat. Calotes versicolor is a common but habitat-restricted lizard in LNP, found only where low vegetation occurs at sunny habitat edges. Within these constraints it was observed in mature and degraded forest, tea plantation, and village habitat. At night individuals were often found asleep on small branches 1–3 m above the ground.