The whistling lizard or Sri Lanka agama (Calotes liolepis) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is one of seven Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Whistling Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Calotes nemoricola
- Pseudocalotes tympanistriga
- Bronchocela marmorata
- Plica umbra
- Gonocephalus bornensis
- Bronchocela cristatella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Calotes
- Species
- Calotes liolepis
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