CALOTES. 



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Colour translucent, pink or fleshy grey in young- specimens, with a 

 broad band across the nape, two more across the back, another in the 

 sacral region, and three more, besides its black tip across the tail. A 

 few black tubercles on the body, otherwise spotless. In adults these 

 bands change to ocelli. Grows to 1 foot in length. 



Eab. — Sind, Punjab, North- West Provinces. In Sind associated 

 with E. hardvjickii. 



Family, AGAMID^. 



Agames. 



Head covered with numerous small flattish or convex shields. Tongue 

 thick, attached to the gullet along its whole base, not, or but slightly, 

 notched in front. Scales of the back, sides and belly imbricate, generally 

 rhombic. Tail long, tapering, not fragile. Eyelids well developed. Pupil 

 round. Nostril in a separate plate. Teeth implanted on the edge of the 

 bones of the jaw, with generally a pair of canines in front of either jaw. 

 Limbs well developed. 



Calotes, Cuvier. 



Tympanum naked. Back and sides covered with scales, equal in size 

 and regularly arranged, the tips of those on the sides being directed 

 backwards and upwards. Dorsal crest present, formed by non-united 

 spines. Gular sac slightly developed. Sub-caudals as broad as long. 

 Femoral pores none. 



Calotes versicolor, Baud. Rep. iii. p. 395 ; B. et B. iv. p. 405 ; 



Gunth. Eep. Brit. hid. p. 140 ; Tlieoh. Eep. Brit. Bid. p. 109 ; M9.irray, 

 Edhh.., Zool, S)^c., Sind, p. 258. {Snrrvd, Hind,, Deccau). — The Blood 

 Sucker, 



Two small groups of spines perfectly separated above each tympanum. 

 No fold before the shoulder. Dcrsal crest moderately elevated on the 

 neck and anterior part of the trunk, extending on to the root of the 

 tail in largo individuals, and gradually disappearing on the middle of 

 the trunk in younger ones. Scales behind the lower jaw much smaller 

 than the others. Gular sac not developed. Prom 39 to 43 series of 

 scales round the middle of the trunk. Colour variable, sometimes uniform 

 brownish or greenish olive, or yellowish. Generally broad brown bands 

 across the back and a pale lateral band. Two black specks on the occi- 

 put, and some streaks radiate from the eye. Young and half-grown 

 specimens have a dark black-edged band across the inter-occipital 

 region. 



Seasonally the males assume a brilliant garb. Body bright red, 

 extending to the loins; tail and limbs black ; head and neck yellowish. 



Hab. — Sind, Beloochistan, Afghanistan, and throughout India, Ceylon, 

 Burmah and Tenasserim. 



Calotes viridiS, Gray, Ann. Maq. Nat. Hid. 1846, vol. xviii. p. 

 -429; Theob. Rep. Brit. India, p. 110; Murray, Hdbk., ZooL, Sfc, 

 Sind, p. 258. 



