Nilgiri Forest Lizard

Calotes nemoricola, the Nilgiri forest lizard, is an agamid lizard found in the Western Ghats of India (Nilgiri Hills, Anaimalai, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Coorg, Agumbe).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Nilgiri Forest 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 grandisquamis
• Calotes liolepis
• Bronchocela jubata
• Bronchocela marmorata
• Polychrus gutturosus
• Polychrus marmoratus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Calotes

Species

Calotes nemoricola

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