Rough Nose Horned Lizard
Ceratophora aspera
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Reptiles
The rough-nosed horned lizard or Sri Lanka horned agama is an Agamid lizard from Sri Lanka in lowland dipterocarp forests and secondary forests in the wet zone. It is distinguished from all the other Ceratophora species by the presence of a complex rostral appendage, comprising more scales than rostral scale alone. The lateral body scales are small and more or less regular shape.In Sinhalese language it is known as "Ralu An Katussa - රළු අං කටුස්සා" and "Punchi An Katussa - පුංචි අං කටුස්සා"
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Ceratophora