Black-cheek lizard
Calotes nigrilabris
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Reptiles
Calotes nigrilabris, the black-cheek lizard, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka. It can be distinguished easily from painted-lipped lizard by having black bar on mouth rather than white or orange bar.In Sinhalese language, it is known as "Kalu Kopul Katussa - කළු කොපුල් කටුස්සා"
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Calotes