Cophotis dumbara

Cophotis dumbara (Knuckles pygmy lizard) 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.

Knuckles pygmy lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Cophotis
Species:
C. dumbara
Binomial name
Cophotis dumbara
Samarawickrama, Ranawana, Rajapaksha, Ananjeva, Orlov, Ranasinghe & Samarawickrama, 2006
Synonyms

Cophotis dumbarae , Manamendra-Arachchi, de Silva & Amarasinghe, 2006

Description

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.[1]

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.

References
  1. "A second species of Cophotis (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the highlands of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Lyriocephalus (Journal of the Amphibia and Reptile Research Organization of Sri Lanka, ARROS), Volume 6, Supplement 1, pp. 1–8 (December, 2006). Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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