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ID Please - Unknown Lizard Dec 2015

ID Please - Unknown Lizard Dec 2015 Think its some sort of Agamid... Located in a small terrarium near the Insect museum.

ID Please - Unknown Lizard Dec 2015
zooboy28, 30 Jan 2016
    • zooboy28
      ID Please - Unknown Lizard Dec 2015

      Think its some sort of Agamid...

      Located in a small terrarium near the Insect museum.
      30 Jan 2016
    • Chlidonias
      well it is most likely to be a locally-caught lizard, and I'm going to guess at it being a young Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella), despite the obvious objection of it not being green.

      The body shape doesn't match the Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) at all, nor the Earless Dragon (Aphaniotis fusca) which is the third Singaporean agamid.
      30 Jan 2016
    • zooboy28
      Thanks Chlidonias, that was the logic I was using as well, but then it didn't look particularly green - the photos I saw of it look very bright green.
      30 Jan 2016
    • Chlidonias
      yeah, I've only seen bright green ones in real life (they are no longer common in Singapore since the Calotes took over the island, but they can still be found). However I googled and it turned out they can turn brown when threatened or aroused. However (again) the photos of them in brown is very much not the shade of brown in your photo.

      Oh wait, I have a reptile book for southeast Asia on the shelf. I may be back soon!
      30 Jan 2016
    • Chlidonias
      no, that didn't help. I still think it is a Bronchocela though.
      30 Jan 2016
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