Calotes goetzi

(Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021)

Vernacular names
English : Siamese blue crested lizard
French : Agame forestier de Götz

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Agamidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 14 cm in body length, males being larger than females. Females are mottled brown with clear beige band on upper lip. Male is bright turquoise with a broad white band on mouth, orange to red round spots on flanks and sandy-yellow to beige rear third of body and tail.

Range and habitat
The species is found in South-east Asia, from western Cambodia and Laos north to Yunnan province, westwards to Thailand and Myanmar. Lives in dry and semi-humid forests, woodlands, suburban parks.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN (as C. mystaceus)
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species is very common around its range but has yet to be assessed on its own. It has been recently split from C. mystaceus and a re-assessment of C. mystaceus must be made since that species now has a very restricted range.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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