Current status of Calotes liocephalus Günther, 1872 (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Sri Lanka
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A new species of the genus Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from high elevations of the Knuckles massif of Sri Lanka.
A new species of agamid lizard, of the genus Calotes, is described based on morphological evidence. This species is restricted to the Knuckles massif (>900 m elevation) of Sri Lanka. The genus Calotes consists of seven species in Sri Lanka, five of which appear to form an endemic radiation. The new species most closely resembles C. liocephalus Günther, 1872 which has an isolated population i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Threatened Taxa
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0974-7893,0974-7907
DOI: 10.11609/jott.o2216.553-7