Pygmy Lizard

The pygmy lizard, or Ceylon deaf agama, is an agamid endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a slow-moving lizard found on moss-covered tree trunks in montane regions, including Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains, Hakgala, Adam's Peak and the Knuckles. The body is compressed and the head narrow, with a long crest on the neck and back, no ear opening, and a short prehensile tail. It is olive green with darker markings forming three bands on the body, and some individuals show orange patches (Wikipedia, general species account).

It inhabits a forest mosaic of Cyperus and hedges. Head-bobbing is used in threat and in aggression between males. Females bear four to five live young at a time, each 47 to 50 mm, between May and August. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).