Appearance
Researchers named the new lizard "Pethiyagoda's crestless lizard" to honor Rohan Pethiyagoda for his contributions to the biodiversity of Sri Lanka. This species has earlier been misidentified as ''Calotes liocephalus'' but researchers found that the males of ''C. pethiyagodai'' lack a gular pouch unlike the males of ''C. liocephalus''; scalation is also different.Distribution
The lizard is restricted to the Knuckles Mountain Range, at elevations of 900–1,400 m asl. It inhabits forest edges and is found in trees and shrubs.Food
Diet consists of insects like dragonflies and moths.References:
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