Ceratophora karu
| Karu's Horned Lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Ceratophora |
| Species: | C. karu |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratophora karu Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1998 | |
Karu's Horned Lizard, (Ceratophora karu), is a agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.
Habitat & Distribution
A species of Horned lizard, known only from Morningside Foreset Reserve in Sri Lanka at elevation of 1060m, that is occasionally missing altogether.
Description
Head is oval, and longer than wide. Rostral appedage comprising more scales than rostral scales. Scales are triangular, smooth or weakly keeled. Length of appendage less than eye-nostril distance. Prominent superciliary scales. A backward pointing V-shaped ridge at back of forehead. Dorsal scalesare larger than scales on flanks. Lamellae under fourth toe numbering 14-17. Dorsum dark black-brown, brown or olive-green on flanks, some specimens with bright orange-red patches on supra-labials. Throat and venter are buff or dirty white to yellowish-brown with small black patches.
Ecology & Reproduction
About 2 eggs are produced at a time, measuring 8.6 * 5.0mm.
References
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ceratophora&species=karu
- http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/Sauria/Ceratophora%20karu.php