Otocryptis nigristigma
| Black-spotted kangaroo lizard | |
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| At Kaludiya Pokuna, Kandalama, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Otocryptis |
| Species: | O. nigristigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir & Silva, 2005 | |
The black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis nigristigma), is a small, ground dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]In Sinhalese, language it is known as "Pahatharata Pinum Katussa - පහතරට පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Viyali Pinum Katussa - වියළි පිනුම් කටුස්සා"
References
[edit]- ↑ Otocryptis nigristigma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Otocryptis nigristigma". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Black-patched Kangaroo-Lizard". Sri Lanka Reptile. 1997–2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- https://www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/4580134066/
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Otocryptis_nigristigma/classification/
- http://bionames.org/references/0b9566b22557e80128f92af277f0a03c
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