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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 the largest agamid endemic to Sri Lanka and lives in dense wet zone forests

Notes:

I found it in Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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35 Comments (1–25)

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

thankz ToshimiDowaki

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 10 years ago

Great spotting!

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

thanks Reza..!!!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations Lakkana !

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

Thank you for all the nice comments ..my dr frnds

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Congratulations Lakkana! A very special spotting Indeed :)
Eyes are just amazing :)

Danula Jayasinghe
Danula Jayasinghe 10 years ago

wow......congratz bro......keep up your hardwork.......really enjoyed it...!!

Awesome capture Lakkana,beautiful collour,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing

MIAH
MIAH 10 years ago

WoW cOoL

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Wonderful !

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Wow! Awesome find. Love the camo patterning and face fins.

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

thanks MarcTe!!!

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

Thanks Chamalka & Saumya..!!! :)

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 10 years ago

Congratulations Lakkana!

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Congrats Lakkana ! :) Way to go ! Cute Lizard !!!

MarcTe
MarcTe 10 years ago

very cute! congrats on the SOTD!!!

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

Thanks Mark!!!

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

Thanks Joshua!!!
bt i'm not professional @ photography like u
:)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Great spotting. Interesting lizard. Congratulations.

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 10 years ago

Congrats, gorgeous spotting :)

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

thanks Bhagya.!!! :)

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Congratulations on this great spotting Lakkana...... keep it up

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

thank u very much Nuwan..!!!

Lakkana
Lakkana 10 years ago

@ Leuba , Thanks for your nice comment.. & I also hope it stays safe. After photographing i leave that place after ensure its life.because i found it near to the boarder of sinharaja forest reserve.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Congratulations!

Lakkana
Spotted by
Lakkana

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jan 27, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014

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