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Rhino-horned lizard

Ceratophora stoddartii

Description:

The rhino-horned lizard is a species of lizard in the Agamidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Head is oval, and longer than wide. Rostral appendage is long, horn-like, about two thirds the length of the snout in males, which is reduce or even absent in females.A slow moving, arboreal species, found on trees 1 to 2m above ground. Widespread from montane forests of central Sri Lanka

Habitat:

Widepread from montane forests of central Sri Lanka.It was found on a tree about 1m above ground.

Notes:

This is my 500th PN spotting!!

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22 Comments

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you very much Dany!

Dany Vencatasamy
Dany Vencatasamy 9 years ago

Amazing:)

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you Daniele for the nice comment!!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Nice one Dilan! Well done on 500 spottings.

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you Sunny!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Wow!!! Excellent find Dilan!!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks Chamalka,Sau,Sew,Nuwan Aiya,Maria,Neil & Sukanya for your nice comments & wishes!!

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 9 years ago

wow!!congratz Dilan on ur 500th spotting!!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Congrats !!

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Wonderful animal for your 500th spotting - you see some fabulous wildlife. Congratulations!

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Nice one, Dilan. An awesome innings - 500 and not out. Well done on an amazing spotting :-)))

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

500th spotting. CONGRATULATIONS, Dilan. This one is a stunner.

Sew
Sew 9 years ago

look at it's piercing eyes..... OMG congratzzz D on ur 500th spotting!!!!!

Remarkable 500 ! way to go Dilan ! Proud of you ! :)

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you very much AntónioGinjaGinja & Joshua!!!

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 9 years ago

gorgeous

Great 500 one Dilan,awesome capture,congrats on the milestone and thanks for sharing your great spotting page

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you very much for the comment Scott Frazier!!!!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

And what a fine spotting it is!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks Reza & Albert!!

Fantastic !

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Congrats on your 500th Spotting, keep them coming, Dilan.

Dilan Chathuranga
Spotted by
Dilan Chathuranga

Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 25, 2014
Submitted on Nov 25, 2014

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