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A Black-lipped Lizard that wishes it were somewhere else These guys look much like the common Green Garden Lizard (Calotes calotes), but for the splashes of black paint poorly applied to the general head area. Also they are only found at a few spots in the highlands. Black-lipped lizard,Calotes nigrilabris,Geotagged,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Black-lipped Lizard that wishes it were somewhere else

These guys look much like the common Green Garden Lizard (Calotes calotes), but for the splashes of black paint poorly applied to the general head area. Also they are only found at a few spots in the highlands.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Love this. What a gift you're giving today, John!
    Psttt....you passed 200 species intros.     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      That's a fun milestone, thanks! I've got a ton more Sri Lanka species that will make it to JungleDragon sooner or later. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Nice, can't wait! But will wait :) Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Those toes!!!

    And, congrats on passing 200 species intros! It's pretty amazing that most of your photos were species new to JD!

     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Very grippy toes! But the lizard doesn't look pleased, even with such fantastic toes. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Seriously...It's taking those fabulous toes for granted. Posted 5 years ago
        1. View John Sullivan's profile
          John Sullivan
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          It really ought to consider a splash of color in the toe area. Posted 5 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Lime green toenails would be nice. Posted 5 years ago
            1. View John Sullivan's profile
              John Sullivan
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              I was thinking of something a little more contrasty, like bright purple. But I agree lime green would be nice too. Posted 5 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                Ooh, purple would be perfect! Posted 5 years ago

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The Black-lipped lizard

The Black-lipped Lizard, Calotes nigrilabris, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka. It can be distinguished easily from the Painted-lipped lizard by the presence of a black bar around the mouth rather than a white or orange bar.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 13, 2019. Captured Aug 9, 2019 21:13 in Pedro Scout Camp Rd, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.