The oriental garden lizard, also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard, is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Indo-Malaya. This species is mostly seen in the forests, agriculture fields and crop plantations at all altitudes. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. This species is an insectivore, and the male has a bright red throat during the breeding season.

Systematic position

• Domain : Eukaryota
• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Chordata
• Class : Reptilia
• Order : Squamata
• Suborder : Iguania
• Family : Agamidae
• Genus : Calotes
• Species : versicolor