Animal species have evolved diverse reproductive strategies to maximize their reproductive success. Studies on the Indian garden lizard (Calotes versicolar) have recently revealed many fascinating reproductive strategy such as manipulation of clutch and egg size depending upon breeding timing, in spite of pelvic aperture constraint; switching from capital breeder to income breeder; female sperm storage as long as six months; oviductal egg retention for six months or even more under adverse conditions, by manifesting embryonic diapause and preventing oviposition. The findings on C.versicolar provide clues to the evolution of vivparity. In addition, perception of socio-sexual (tactile, visual and chemical) clues from conspecifics of opposite sex plays an important role in their own gonadal recrudescence and reproduction. The significance and mechanisms governing the evolution of diverse reproductive strategies in the lizard are discussed.