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Oriental Garden Lizard hangs around lazily at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, then dashes off energetically at speed! Note the dorsal spinal ridges and spiny hooks at the back of its neck! The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker, or changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Indo-Malaya. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. Source: Wikipedia A Girgit or 'Bloodsucker' Garden Lizard in a New Delhi Orchard displays its ridge of pink dorsal spines, and the yellow spot near its cheek. The common girgit of an Indian garden! Not a bloodsucker at all, though... Look at those lovely dainty toes and feet... What is that interesting reptilian behaviour wherein it ra
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