Roux's forest lizard, Monilesaurus rouxii, also known as Roux's forest calotes, or the forest blood sucker, is a species of lizard, which is endemic to hills of peninsular India.
Its body has an olive-brown colour, with a lighter belly, a dark band along the side of the head on to the neck, and dark lines radiating from the eye. The limbs are slender, with elongated toes. In males, the upper part of the head and nape brick-red in the breeding season.
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| Roux's forest lizard |
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