Ceratophora karu

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Ceratophora karu
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ceratophora
Species:
C. karu
Binomial name
Ceratophora karu

Ceratophora karu, also known commonly as Karu's horned lizard or Karunaratne's horn lizard, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. [4]

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Etymology

The specific name, karu, is in honor of Sri Lankan zoologist G. Punchi Banda "Karu" Karunaratne (1930–1996). [4] [5]

Geographic range

C. karu is known only from Morning Side Forest Reserve and three nearby unprotected localities in Sri Lanka. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. karu is well-shaded forest at elevations of 1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft), but it has also been found in cardamom plantations with forest overstory. [2]

Description

The head of C. karu is oval, and is longer than wide.[ citation needed ] The rostral appendage comprises more scales than the rostral scale alone. [4] The scales are triangular, smooth or weakly keeled. The length of the rostral appendage is less than eye-nostril distance. There are prominent superciliary scales. There is a backward-pointing V-shaped ridge at the back of the forehead. The dorsal scales are larger than the scales on the flanks. The lamellae under the fourth toe number 14–17.[ citation needed ]

The dorsum is dark black-brown, and the flanks are brown or olive-green. Some specimens have bright orange-red patches on the supralabials. The throat and venter are buff or dirty white to yellowish-brown with small black patches.[ citation needed ]

Reproduction

C. karu is oviparous. [4] Two eggs are laid at a time, [2] each measuring 8.6 mm x 5.0 mm (0.34 in x 0.2 in).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amarasinghe A, Jayasekara D, Perera N, Karunarathna S, de Alwis Goonatilake S, Gabadage D, Botejue M (2021). "Ceratofora karu ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197246A123312242.en. Accessed on 09 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ceratophora karu — Karu's Horned Lizard". Wild Herps. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ceratophora karu 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 karu, p. 138).

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