Morningside Lizard

The Morningside lizard, or Ceylon black-band whistling lizard, is a Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka, named for the herpetologist Anslem de Silva. It lives in forest up to 1,080 m. Distinguishing features are black bands on the throat, a black shoulder pit and smooth scales on the underside of the thigh. It is arboreal and diurnal and lays eggs (Wikipedia, general species account, which is a stub).

No further description or ecology was found for this entry. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).