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Vietnamese lizard identification

Podunk

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My brother sent me a couple pictures of this gorgeous lizard he seen while in Vietnam. Does anyone have an idea what it is? I've done some searching, but have yet to find anything. Thanks for any and all of your help.

Jeremiah "Podunk"
 

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What part of Vietnam?

I think it's Calotes versicolor but I'm not completely certain. I believe there is more than one species of Calotes in Vietnam and think they even have described a new species in the North.

C. versicolor has a huge range and is a highly variable species. I just don't know enough about them to say that the specimen pictured falls within the natural variation of C. versicolor or is an entirely different species altogether.

My wife is from Vietnam. I'll ask her if she saw those growing up.
 
Seamus Haley said:
I'm going to throw out Japalura sp. for consideration.
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Although... looking at your photo for longer, that dorsal crest is pretty distinct and I can't recall seeing a japalura with anything like that- so possibly not. To cast some doubts on my doubts, I also haven't seen the entire genus.
 
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