Rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii)

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Photo by Dilan Chathuranga

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

The rhino-horned lizard is a species of lizard in the Agamidae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Head is oval, and longer than wide. Rostral appendage is long, horn-like, about two thirds the length of the snout in males, which is reduce or even absent in females.A slow moving, arboreal species, found on trees 1 to 2m above ground.

Habitat:

Widepread from montane forests of central Sri Lanka.It was found on a tree about 1m above ground.

Reference Links:

Rhino-horned lizard

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Comments (34)

Desmond.E.S.O

Congrats! You seem to be the "STOD MAN"

Dilan Chathuranga

Thank you friends for your all beautiful comments & wishes!!!

RiekoS

Very nice. Congratulations!

NuwanChathuranga

belated congratulations Dilan :)

AntónioGinjaGinja

Awesome capture Dilan.congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Mark Ridgway

Congrats Dilan. Nice shot... great looking lizard.

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Congratulations Dilan on this SOTD!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Congratulations on the SOTD, Dilan Chathuranga, very well deserved.

Dilan Chathuranga

Thanks Sau & Carol!!

Carol Snow Milne

Super cool!

Saumya Wanniarachchi

Congrats Dilan ! :) NO words to say how proud we are ! (Y)

Dilan Chathuranga

...Agree with you Bhagya!!Thanks Adarsha for your wonderful comment!!

Dilan Chathuranga

Thank you very much friends for your all interesting comments!!!!

Bhagya Herath

Awesome Dilo.... feeling so much proud to be a Sri Lankan... Congratulations on your great capture ..... happy for you dear.... By the way Adi's idea is brilliant =D

Adarsha B S

If there is an award for Lizards, you should be awarded with that..If there is movie made as " lizard man", they should make you hero in that.. ha ha :) Seriously, awesome spotting Dilan..congratulations :) You are on a roll..:)

Sew

congratz D....u made us and all the other Sri lankans proud..way to go bro...

James McNair

Beauty Dilan...congrats

Chamalka Dulmini

Congratulations Dilan!!!Great!

Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH

Congrats Dilan. Well deserved SOTD! :))

Dilan Chathuranga

Wow!!!!Thank you Very much Yasser for your marvelous comment & selecting this spotting as the SOTD!!!!I must say that your comment really wormed my heart!!Thank you project noah community & my dear friends too....

Yasser

Dilan, you've done it again with another incredible submission! Congrats on Spotting of the Day! Your photos are a treasure and help the world see the true beauty of Sri Lanka. Thanks for all that you do and we can't wait to see what you uncover next. All the best! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154649023145603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/517119834665271297

Dilan Chathuranga

Thanks Evilsfepchid & PieterColpaert !

Ozbird

Really great find and shot!

EvilstepchildExhumed

Superb!! thanks for sharing

Dilan Chathuranga

Yes Glima.It has a horn like rostral appendage .thank you for the comment!!

Dilan Chathuranga

Thanks for the comment Chamalka!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Beautiful!! It does have a horn!! Great spotting, Dilan Chathuranga.