Knuckles Pygmy Lizard

Cophotis dumbara

''Cophotis dumbara'' is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka. Known only from Knuckles Mountain Range. It is classified as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and logging.
A Knuckles Pygmy Lizard trying to blend in These huge-scaled little guys are not easy to find, because they are very slow and hunker down rather than trying to run off when worried. Look at the crazy scales! Cophotis dumbara,Geotagged,Knuckles pygmy  lizard,Sri Lanka,Summer

Appearance

Adult reaches 60.0 mm SVL in length. 111–120 mid-ventral scales. Head rhomboid dorsally. Orbital rim not prominent. Supraorbital ridge with a row of large, carinate scales. There is a supraorbital ridge with a row of large, carinate scales. Nasal scale pentagonal. Supraciliary scales carinate and elongate. Tympanum subdermal. Chest scales triangular.

Male has a pale greenish yellow on upper lip. Lower lip dark greenish black. A light greenish-yellow band extends from snout tip to axilla. Blackish loreal and temporal regions with light greenish yellow scales. Pupil black. Iris blackish with golden pigments. Dorsal crest black, which contain pale green patches. Middle part of throat is reddish orange. Tail consist with seven greenish yellow and seven black cross-bands.

Female has a buff colored throat. Throat with longitudinal brown streaks. Upper and lower lips light brown with black patches. Tail consist with seven greenish buff and eight brown cross-bands.

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Status: Critically endangered
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyAgamidae
GenusCophotis
SpeciesC. dumbara
Photographed in
Sri Lanka