Lizards of Sri Lanka

Every lizards in the Wildlife of Sri Lanka guide: 100 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Agamids & Horned Lizards

• Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
• Common Green Forest Lizard Calotes calotes
• Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard Otocryptis wiegmanni
• Hump Snout Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus
• Rhino Horn Lizard Ceratophora stoddartii
• Black-cheek Lizard Calotes nigrilabris
• Leaf-nosed Lizard Ceratophora tennentii
• Whistling Lizard Calotes liolepis
• Painted-lip Lizard Calotes ceylonensis
• Black-spotted Kangaroo Lizard Otocryptis nigristigma
• Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard Sitana ponticeriana
• Pygmy Lizard Cophotis ceylanica
• Pethiyagoda's Crestless Lizard Calotes pethiyagodai
• Rough Nose Horned Lizard Ceratophora aspera
• Knuckles Pygmy Lizard Cophotis dumbara
• Devaka's Fan-throated Lizard Sitana devakai
• Erdelen's Horned Lizard Ceratophora erdeleni
• Karu's Horned Lizard Ceratophora karu
• Spineless Forest Lizard Calotes liocephalus
• Morningside Lizard Calotes desilvai
• Manamendra-Arachchi's Whistling Lizard Calotes manamendrai
• Ukuwelas' Rough-horn Lizard Ceratophora ukuwelai
• Indian Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Geckos

• Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Spotted House Gecko Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
• Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• Bark Gecko Hemidactylus leschenaultii
• Kandian Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus depressus
• Blotched House Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus
• Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris
• Sri Lankan Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus triedrus
• Dumbara Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus soba
• Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Kandy Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis kandiana
• Sri Lanka Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus fraenatus
• Galle Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis silvula
• Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus
• Sri Lankan Golden Gecko Calodactylodes illingworthorum
• Spotted Giant Gecko Hemidactylus hunae
• Sri Lankan Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus lankae
• Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus cracens
• Sri Lankan Blotched Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus yakhuna
• Bandarawela Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis latha
• Kellart's Kandyan Gecko Hemidactylus pieresii
• Spotted Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis punctata
• Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus punctatus
• Beautiful Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis kallima
• Samanala Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis samanalensis
• Rough-bellied Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis tropidogaster
• Agarapatana Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis scalpensis
• Anslems' Day Gecko Cnemaspis anslemi
• Gunasekara's Day Gecko Cnemaspis gunasekarai
• Kohukumbure's Day Gecko Cnemaspis kohukumburai
• Pussellawa Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis upendrai
• Rakwana Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis pulchra
• Crocodile Rock Gecko Hemidactylus kimbulae
• Dolukanda Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis alwisi
• Hakgala Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis gemunu
• Kegalle Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis menikay
• Nilgala Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis nilgala
• Rajakaruna's Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis rajakarunai
• Rammale Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis rammalensis
• Vedda Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus vedda
• Waratalgoda Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis molligodai
• Butewe's Day Gecko Cnemaspis butewai
• Godagedara's Day Gecko Cnemaspis godagedarai
• Kivulegedara's Day Gecko Cnemaspis kivulegedarai
• Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus collegalensis
• Lokuge's Day Gecko Cnemaspis lokugei
• Mano's Day Gecko Cnemaspis manoae
• Namunukula Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori
• Nawalapitiya Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis pava
• Retigala Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis retigalensis
• Small Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis podihuna

Skinks & Lacertids

• Sri Lanka Bronze Skink Eutropis madaraszi
• Hambegamuwa Sun Skink Eutropis lankae
• Greer's Mabuya Eutropis greeri
• Common Lanka Skink Lankascincus fallax
• Common Dotted Garden Skink Riopa punctata
• Tammanna Skink Eutropis tammanna
• Burton's Nessia Nessia burtonii
• One-toed Nessia Nessia monodactyla
• Gans' Tree Skink Lankascincus gansi
• Catenated Lanka Skink Lankascincus dorsicatenatus
• Smooth Lanka Skink Lankascincus taprobanensis
• Taylor's Lanka Skink Lankascincus taylori
• Thwaites' Skink Chalcidoseps thwaitesi
• Gans' Nessia Nessia gansi
• Sripada Forest Skink Lankascincus sripadensis
• Austin's Mabuya Eutropis austini
• Ceylonese Dasia Dasia haliana
• Deignan Tree Skink Lankascincus deignani
• Bibron's Skink Eutropis bibronii
• Muller's Nessia Nessia sarasinorum
• Leschenault's Snake-Eye Ophisops leschenaultii
• Merrill's Lanka Skink Lankascincus merrill
• Sameera's Lanka Skink Lankascincus sameerai
• Two-legged Nessia Nessia bipes

Monitor Lizards

• Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis
• Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of Sri Lanka guide?

The guide lists 100 lizards of Sri Lanka, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Agamids & Horned Lizards (23), Geckos (51), Skinks & Lacertids (24), Monitor Lizards (2).