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Large scaled Calotes

Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Status not recordedlizards

The large scaled calotes (Calotes grandisquamis) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 54.9 g and reach 11.7 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: India.

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Quick facts about the large scaled calotes

Weight
54.9 g
Length
11.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
6 – 12
Litters or clutches a year
1
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the large scaled calotes?

LARGE SCALED CALOTES · LENGTH 11.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 11.7 cm, the recorded maximum length of the large scaled calotes is about 6.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large scaled calotes live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The large scaled calotes is listed for 1 country.

India
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. India

Is the large scaled calotes endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large scaled calotes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusCalotes
  7. SpeciesCalotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Big scaled variable lizardEnglish
  • Large scaled forest lizardEnglish
  • Large-scaled forest lizardEnglish
  • കാട്ടുപച്ചയോന്ത്Malayalam
  • Крупночешуйный калотRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large scaled calotes

Other species in the same genus Calotes.

Bloodsucker

Calotes versicolor

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the large scaled calotes?

An adult large scaled calotes weighs 54.9 g and measures 11.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the large scaled calotes live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the large scaled calotes for 1 country: India. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the large scaled calotes?

The large scaled calotes (Calotes grandisquamis) belongs to the family Agamidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{large_scaled_calotes_2026,
  title = {Large scaled Calotes (Calotes grandisquamis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-scaled-calotes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}