Calotes

Calotes is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. In India about 11 species are common and widely distributed. The greatest species richness of the genus is from the Western Ghats and northeast India. Calotes is distinguished from related genera in having uniform-sized dorsal scales, and lacking a fold of skin extending between the cheek and shoulder, and in having proportionately stronger limbs. All species in this group have their dorsal and lateral scales directed upward.

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Der Autor ist außerordentlicher Professor am Fachbereich Zoologie, G. S. College, Khamgaon im indischen Bundesstaat Maharashtra. Er promovierte 1988 an der Marine Biological Research Station, Mumbai, mit einem Stipendium des Bildungsministeriums der indischen Regierung. Er hat viele Forschungsarbeiten in Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht.