page_title: Oriental garden lizard
section_title: Reproduction
hierarchical_section_title: Oriental garden lizard / Reproduction
caption_attribution_description: English: Calotes versicolor - Maledives Deutsch: Calotes versicolor, Schönechse, Blutsaugeragame - Maledives
context_page_description: The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in indo-Malaya. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world.
context_section_description: Males become highly territorial during breeding season. They discourage intruding males by brightening their red heads and doing "push-ups". Each tries to attract a female by inflating his throat and drawing attention to his handsomely colored head. Oviparous; about 10—20 eggs are laid, buried in moist soil. The eggs are long, spindle-shaped and covered with a leathery skin. They hatch in about 6–7 weeks. They are able to breed at about 1 year old.
caption: Male in breeding colouration
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