Ceratophora
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Ceratophora Gray, 1835[1] |
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Ceratophora is a genus of agamid lizards found in Sri Lanka. The male has a horn on its snout.
Description[edit]
The tympanum is hidden, and the body is more or less laterally compressed, and covered with unequal scales. No dorsal crest is present; and a nuchal crest can be present or absent. No gular sac or gular fold is present. A large rostral appendage occurs, at least in the males. No femoral or preanal pores are found.[2]
Species[edit]
The following species are recognized as being valid.[3][4]
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Ceratophora aspera Günther, 1864 | rough-nosed horned lizard, Sri Lanka horned agama | Sri Lanka |
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Ceratophora erdeleni Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1998 | Sri Lanka | |
| Ceratophora karu Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1998 | Sri Lanka | ||
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Ceratophora stoddartii Gray, 1834 | rhino-horned lizard, Stoddart's unicorn lizard, the mountain horned agama | Sri Lanka. |
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Ceratophora tennentii Günther, 1861 | rhinoceros agama, horn-nosed lizard, leaf-nosed lizard, Tennent's leaf-nosed lizard | Sri Lanka. |
| Ceratophora ukuwelai Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Amarasinghe, Surasinghe, Bushuev, Madawala, Gorin, & De Silva, 2020 | Ukuwelas's rough-horn lizard | Sri Lanka |
Key to selected species[edit]
- a. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, smooth; lateral scales large, unequal; rostral appendage scaleless — C. stoddartii
- b. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, feebly keeled; lateral scales large, equal; rostral appendage scaly — C. tennentii
- c. Gular scales smaller than the ventrals, strongly keeled; lateral scales small; rostral appendage scaly — C. aspera[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Pethiyagoda R, Manamendra-Arachchi K. 1998. A revision of the endemic Sri Lankan agamid lizard genus Ceratophora Gray, 1835, with description of two new species. J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 3 (1): 1-50.
- ^ a b Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Genus Ceratophora, p. 118).
- ^ "Ceratophora ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Ceratophora ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Iguania/agamidae.
Further reading[edit]
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor & Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Ceratophora, p. 277).
- Gray JE. 1835. Illustrations of Indian Zoology; Chiefly Selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. II. London: Adolphus Richter. (Stirling, printer). 102 plates. (Ceratophora stoddartii, Plate 68, Figure 2).
- Gray JE. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Genus Ceratophora, p. 237).
- Günther ACLG. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Genus Ceratophora, p. 129).
- Smith MA. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Genus Ceratophora, pp. 151–152).
External links[edit]
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- Mountain horned agama media from ARKive
- Tennent's leaf nosed lizard media from ARKive