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Lyriocephalus scutatus
Lyriocephalus scutatus is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae, it's the largest agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka. Assessed by the IUCN redlist of threatened species in 2019 as Vulnerable(VU). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamidae https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1704...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is one of the last primary rainforests in Sri Lanka and is a biodiversity hotspot, it was established as a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978, and a World Heritage site in 1988 by UNESCO. More than 60% of the trees are endemic, it's also home to 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of animals and 95% of the endemic birds of the country. Surrounded in dense fog, the dangerous, dark and mysterious Sinharaja forest is steeped in deep legend and mystery. The word Sinharaja means lion- (සිංහ/சிங்கம் sinha) king or kingdom (රාජ/ராஜா raja), and a popular folk legend has it that a legendary lion lived in this protected forest. 60% of the forest is contained within the border of Rathnapura District, 20% in the Galle District, and 20% in Kaluthara District. The forest is likely to have formed during the Jurassic era and spans over an area of 360 km², it is the most dense rainforest in Asia with 240,000 plants per hectare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinharaja_...
Taken inside Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Spotted on Jan 28, 2021
Submitted on Feb 1, 2022
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