Calotes liolepis, Boulenger, 1885

Samarawickrama, V. A. M. P. K., Samarawickrama, D. R. N. S. & Kumburegama, Shalika, 2012, Herpetofauna in the Kaluganga upper catchment of the Knuckles Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 5 (2), pp. 81-89 : 86

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13712239

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C63D44-5641-7658-FCD2-4360FBBBFC87

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scientific name

Calotes liolepis
status

 

Calotes liolepis View in CoL

Endemic arboreal species found on tree branches four m above ground in the Walpallamulla area. Agile and fastmoving.

Pseudophilautus stuarti . Cophotis dumbara

Endemic and Critically Endangered species recorded from outside of the transect. Restricted to the Knuckles range; there are only a few records of this enigmatic species. First documentation of this species from Kalupahana mountain area. Only one specimen was recorded basking 1.5 m above ground .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Calotes

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