''Ceratophora'' is a genus of
agamid lizards found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The male has a horn on its
snout
A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. In many animals, the structure is called a muzzle, rostrum, or proboscis. The wet furless surface around the nostrils of the nose of many mammals is c ...
.
Description
The tympanum is hidden, and the body is more or less laterally compressed, and covered with unequal scales. No
dorsal crest is present; and a
nuchal
The nape is the back of the neck. In technical anatomical/medical terminology, the nape is also called the nucha (from the Medieval Latin rendering of the Arabic , "spinal marrow"). The corresponding adjective is ''nuchal'', as in the term ''nu ...
crest can be present or absent. No gular sac or gular fold is present. A large rostral appendage occurs, at least in the males. No
femoral or preanal pores are found.
[ Boulenger GA. 1890. '']The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma
''The Fauna of British India'' (short title) with long titles including ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma'', and ''The Fauna of British India Including the Remainder of the Oriental Region'' is a series of scientific books th ...
. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Genus ''Ceratophora'', p. 118).
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Ceratophora aspera'' – rough-nosed horned lizard, Sri Lanka horned agama
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Ceratophora erdeleni''
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Ceratophora karu''
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Ceratophora stoddartii
The rhino-horned lizard (''Ceratophora stoddartii''), also commonly known as Stoddart's unicorn lizard and the mountain horned agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si ...
'' – rhino-horned lizard, Stoddart's unicorn lizard, the mountain horned agama
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Ceratophora tennentii
''Ceratophora tennentii'', commonly known as the rhinoceros agama, horn-nosed lizard, and Tennent's leaf-nosed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The generic name, ''Ceratophor ...
'' – rhinoceros agama, horn-nosed lizard, leaf-nosed lizard, Tennent's leaf-nosed lizard
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Ceratophora ukuwelai'' – Ukuwelas's rough-horn lizard
Key to selected species
*a. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, smooth; lateral scales large, unequal; rostral appendage scaleless — ''C. stoddartii''
*b. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, feebly keeled; lateral scales large, equal; rostral appendage scaly — ''C. tennentii''
*c. Gular scales smaller than the ventrals, strongly keeled; lateral scales small; rostral appendage scaly — ''C. aspera''
References
Further reading
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Boulenger GA. 1885. ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor & Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus ''Ceratophora'', p. 277).
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Gray JE. 1835. ''Illustrations of Indian Zoology; Chiefly Selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. II.'' London: Adolphus Richter. (Stirling, printer). 102 plates. (''Ceratophora stoddartii'', Plate 68, Figure 2).
* Gray JE. 1845. ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Genus ''Ceratophora'', p. 237).
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Günther ACLG. 1864. ''The Reptiles of British India.'' London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Genus ''Ceratophora'', p. 129).
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Smith MA. 1935. ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Genus ''Ceratophora'', pp. 151–152).
External links
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray