In this article we will discuss about the external morphology of garden lizard with the help of suitable diagrams. Shape, Size and Colour: Body is elongated, slender, lizard-like and divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail. Male is brightly coloured, golden yellow with a greenish tinge. Throat is scarlet red, often with a black transverse bar. Female is not so [...]
The nervous system of the Garden Lizard (Calotes) consists of the following parts: 1. Central nervous system includes brain and spinal cord. 2. Peripheral nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves. 3. Autonomic or sympathetic nervous system. 1. Central Nervous System: Brain: The brain is lodged in the cranium. The brain as well as the spinal cord is enveloped [...]
Unlike frogs, lizards have no auxiliary means of respiration. Lungs of Garden Lizard (Calotes) are little more elaborate than those of anurans. Respiratory Structures: The respiratory organs include a pair of external nares, nasal chambers, internal nares, glottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs. The external nares lie a little in front of eyes. They lead into nasal passages or chambers, [...]