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Calotes desilvai

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Calotes desilvai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
C. desilvai
Binomial name
Calotes desilvai
Bahir & Maduwage, 2005

Calotes desilvai, commonly known as the Morningside lizard, or the Ceylon black-band whistling lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. Calotes desilvai is one of seven Calotes species endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

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The specific name, desilvai, is in honor of Sri Lankan herpetologist Anslem de Silva.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. desilvai is forest, at altitudes up to 1,080 m (3,540 ft).[1]

Description

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C. desilvai has the following characteristics. The bands on the gular area are black. The shoulder pit is black. The scales on the ventral surface of the thigh are smooth.[3]

Behavior

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C. desilvai is arboreal and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

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C. desilvai is oviparous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Samarawickrama P, et al. (2021). "Calotes desilvai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197250A123312262.en. Accessed on 06 August 2022.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calotes desilvai, p. 71).
  3. ^ "A new species of agamid lizard from Morningside Forest, Sri Lanka". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ Species Calotes desilvai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading

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  • Bahir MM, Maduwage KP (2005). "Calotes desilvai, a new species of agamid lizard from Morningside Forest, Sri Lanka". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement (12): 381-392.
  • Somaweera R, Somaweera N (2009). Lizards of Sri Lanka, A Colour Guide with Field Keys. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 304 pp. ISBN 978-3899734782.