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Large-scaled Forest Lizard (Calotes grandisquamis), male, family Agamidae, Kerala, India

photographs by Ben Owens

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What are you seeing? From Boredpanda: (Go to the link to see some more really photos from the photographer who took this chilled lizard photo.)

Reptiles are often underrated. People assume that they don’t have much to offer, and just lazily lurk about in their corner. But that’s not true, and Yan Hidayat from Indonesia has set out to prove it, one photo at a time. While dogs are chill, and cats are even more chill, reptiles could be considered the most chill due to their cold-blooded nature. In some sense, reptiles are the definition of cool. And thanks to that, they know how to really enjoy the warmth of the sun, and today’s post will prove it to you. You see, Yan Hidayat loves to document the lives of reptiles, insects and other cool animals, especially from up close, and because of this, he’s known to have captured quite a few memorable shots of them. One of which is this photo of a lizard chilling in the sun which is taking the internet by storm and, as it’s being shared by thousands of netizens, it could be considered viral.

Yan also explained more about the hero of today’s story, which he simply described as a forest lizard, which more accurately might be the Sulawesi Bloodsucker (scary name, I know), and the context of this viral photo. “I have had this lizard since I was little; it is no longer wild and has often been the subject of my photos. It practically lives inside my house, but I always take it outside to enjoy the sun. I took advantage of the fact that it was relaxed in the sun, and surprisingly, I managed to capture that.”

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