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Manamendra-Arachchi's Whistling Lizard

Agamids & Horned Lizards

Calotes manamendrai

Basic stats

Habitat

About 1,000m above sea level

Range

Endemic to Sri Lanka; one site, Riverstone, northern Knuckles

Manamendra-Arachchi's whistling lizard is an agamid endemic to Sri Lanka, recorded from a single site at Riverstone on the northern face of the Knuckles Mountain Range, about 1,000 m above sea level. It is named for the herpetologist Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi. Diagnostic features include keeled dorsal scales, midgular scales smaller than the rest of the throat scales, seven distinct stripes on each side of the throat, and a blackish shoulder pit (Wikipedia, general species account).

No ecology was found for this entry, and no national Red List category was found.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Manamendra-Arachchi's Whistling Lizard live in?
About 1,000m above sea level
Where is the Manamendra-Arachchi's Whistling Lizard found?
Endemic to Sri Lanka; one site, Riverstone, northern Knuckles
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