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Calotes
Sign in to saveCalotes is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. The genus contains 29 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others (namely C. versicolor) as garden lizards. The genus name Calotes has been derived from the Greek word Καλότης (Kalótës), meaning ‘beauty’, referring to the beautiful pattern of this genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae
Die Schönechsen (Calotes) sind eine Gattung der Agamen. Die Gattung umfasst 25 Arten. Schönechsen werden 18–57 cm lang, sind Baumbewohner und sind ähnlich den Chamäleons zum Farbwechsel fähig.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 475
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Agamidae
- Collections
- CAS, ROM, CUMV, CM
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, China, Vietnam, India
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Calotes is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. The genus contains 29 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others (namely C. versicolor) as garden lizards. The genus name Calotes has been derived from the Greek word Καλότης (Kalótës), meaning ‘beauty’, referring to the beautiful pattern of this genus.
==Geographic range== Species in the genus Calotes are native to South Asia, southern China, mainland Southeast Asia and Ambon. Additionally, C. versicolor has been introduced to Florida (USA), Borneo, Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Oman. The greatest species richness of the genus is from the Western Ghats, northeast India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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