Ceratophora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Draconinae |
Genus: | Ceratophora Gray, 1835 [1] |
Species | |
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Ceratophora is a genus of agamid lizards found in Sri Lanka. The male has a horn on its snout.
The tympanum is hidden, and the body is more or less laterally compressed, and covered with unequal scales. No dorsal crest is present; and a nuchal crest can be present or absent. No gular sac or gular fold is present. A large rostral appendage occurs, at least in the males. No femoral or preanal pores are found. [2]
The following species are recognized as being valid. [3] [4]
Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Ceratophora aspera Günther, 1864 | rough-nosed horned lizard, Sri Lanka horned agama | Sri Lanka |
![]() | Ceratophora erdeleni Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1998 | Sri Lanka | |
Ceratophora karu Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1998 | Sri Lanka | ||
![]() | Ceratophora stoddartii Gray, 1834 | rhino-horned lizard, Stoddart's unicorn lizard, the mountain horned agama | Sri Lanka. |
![]() | Ceratophora tennentii Günther, 1861 | rhinoceros agama, horn-nosed lizard, leaf-nosed lizard, Tennent's leaf-nosed lizard | Sri Lanka. |
Ceratophora ukuwelai Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Amarasinghe, Surasinghe, Bushuev, Madawala, Gorin, & De Silva, 2020 | Ukuwelas's rough-horn lizard | Sri Lanka | |