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Basic information
Calotes mystaceus
Blue crested lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyDragons
GenusOriental Forest Lizards
- English name
- Blue crested lizard
- Alternative names
- Blaue Schönechse, Blue-crested Lizard, Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard, Myanmar Blue Crested Lizard, White-lipped Calotes, 白唇树蜥
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- City, Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial, Woodland canopy
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 158 mm
- Body mass
- max 138 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 25 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–18 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · Q45L · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11932 · dryad-v5