Ceratophora erdeleni

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Ceratophora erdeleni
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CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ceratophora
Species:
C. erdeleni
Binomial name
Ceratophora erdeleni

Ceratophora erdeleni, also known commonly as Erdelen's horned lizard or Erdelen's horn lizard, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. [4] It has only a rudimentary "horn", that is occasionally missing altogether.

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Etymology

The specific name, erdeleni, is in honor of German biologist Walter R. Erdelen. [4] [5]

Geographic range

C. erdeleni is known only from Morningside Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka at an elevation of 1,060 m (3,480 ft). [1]

Description

The head of C. erdeleni is oval, and longer than wide. The rostral appendage is oval and rudimentary (less than 18% snout length), and occasionally missing in both sexes. The tympanum is hidden under the skin. A weak dorso-nuchal crest is confined to the neck region. Lamellae under fourth toe are 24–28 in number. The dorsum is yellow, light brown, or reddish brown in color, with 17 broad dark brown crossbands on the body and tail that are separated by light narrow interspaces. The venter is yellowish green. Juveniles are green with black transverse bands.[ citation needed ]

Habitat and behavior

C. erdeleni inhabits rainforests in the midhills and is arboreal and diurnal. [1]

Reproduction

An adult female of C. erdeleni may produce 2 to 3 eggs at a time, [1] each egg measuring 7.2 mm × 13.7 mm (0.28 in × 0.54 in).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vidanapathirana, D.; Gabadage, D.; Botejue, M.; Amarasinghe, A.; Karunarathna, S.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Perera, N. (2021). "Ceratophora erdeleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197247A123312247.en . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Ceratophora erdeleni — Erdelen's Horned Lizard". Wild Herps. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Ceratophora erdeleni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ceratophora erdeleni, p. 84).

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