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Hump-nosed Lizard

Lyriochephalus scutatus

Description:

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

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2 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 10 years ago

Thanks, @Nuwan. Added :)

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Very nice Albert!
please consider adding this to the mission "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka"
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8953...

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Feb 14, 2014
Submitted on Feb 16, 2014

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