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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Sri Lanka (lowland rain forest and a few isolated moist forests in the dry zone)
Type locality: Morningside Forest, Eastern Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, 06°24N, 80°36E, elevation 1080 m.
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Calotes desilvai

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Calotes desilvai, commonly known as the Morningside lizard, or the Ceylon black-band whistling lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. Calotes desilvai is one of seven Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, desilvai, is in honor of Sri Lankan herpetologist Anslem de Silva.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. desilvai is forest, at altitudes up to 1,080 m (3,540 ft).[1]

Description

C. desilvai has the following characteristics. The bands on the gular area are black. The shoulder pit is black. The scales on the ventral surface of the thigh are smooth.[3]

Behavior

C. desilvai is arboreal and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

C. desilvai is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Samarawickrama P, et al. (2021). "Calotes desilvai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197250A123312262.en. Accessed on 06 August 2022.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calotes desilvai, p. 71).
  3. ^ "A new species of agamid lizard from Morningside Forest, Sri Lanka". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ Species Calotes desilvai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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Calotes desilvai: Brief Summary

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Calotes desilvai, commonly known as the Morningside lizard, or the Ceylon black-band whistling lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. Calotes desilvai is one of seven Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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