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Hump nosed Lizard

Lyriocephalus scutatus

Description:

Lyriocephalus scutatus is a species of lizard within the agamid family, the only species in the genus Lyriocephalus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and lives in dense wet zone forests. It is also called the Hump-nosed Lizard. In Sinhalese language, it is known as "Gata Hombu Katussa"

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Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Join with the following mission Lakkana.
Lizards of Sri Lanka-http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/51556175

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Deniyaya, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Aug 1, 2008
Submitted on Nov 9, 2013

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