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title: "Emmas Schönechse"
description: "Calotes emma — Reptilien. Calotes emma, commonly known as the forest garden lizard or Emma Gray's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/forest-garden-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Emmas Schönechse

> Calotes emma — Reptilien. Calotes emma, commonly known as the forest garden lizard or Emma Gray's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Calotes emma*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 4299
- Wikidata: [Q1037106](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037106)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31271](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31271)

## Names

- en: Forest Garden Lizard
- de: Emmas Schönechse

## Countries with the most observations

TH (2718), CN (312), MY (100), VN (96), LA (53), KH (29), IN (17), BD (12), MM (12)

## Summary

Calotes emma, commonly known as the forest garden lizard or Emma Gray's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to China, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotes_emma

## Photo

![Emmas Schönechse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forest-garden-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165808260

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/forest-garden-lizard?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).