Reptile
Variable agama
Calotes versicolor · Agamidae
Best monthsApr–May · Sepmost records
Records27,716in 19 countries
Most seen inIndia9,620 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Variable agama in brief
The variable agama (Calotes versicolor) is a reptile of the Agamidae family — species of reptile.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 27,716 published records, most of them from India, Singapore and Sri Lanka. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India9,620 records · best Apr, May
Singapore5,775 records · best Sep, Oct
Sri Lanka2,928 records · best Apr, Aug
Indonesia2,060 records · best Nov, Oct
Thailand1,469 records · best Mar, Jul
Malaysia1,393 records · best Mar, Apr
Maldives911 records · best Feb, Aug
China758 records · best Apr, May
Myanmar665 records · best Mar, Apr
Pakistan388 records · best Apr, Jul
Vietnam370 records · best Aug, Nov
Mauritius355 records · best Nov, Oct
Nepal303 records · best Apr, May
Oman195 records · best Nov, Oct
Laos174 records · best Aug, Jan
Bangladesh152 records · best Apr, Sep
Brunei83 records · best Jun, Feb
Bhutan73 records · best Apr, May
Cambodia44 records · best Aug, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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