Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Iguania | |
Similar Calotes liolepis, Calotes ceylonensis, Calotes ellioti, Calotes nemoricola, Calotes grandisquamis | ||
Calotes manamendrai (Manamendra-Arachchi’s whistling lizard) is an agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka. Locally known as මනමේන්ද්ර-ආරච්චිගේ උරුවන් කටුස්සා (Manamendra-Arachchigë Uruwan Katussa).
Description
Manamendra-Arachchi’s whistling lizard was the last recorded lizard species from the island. Researchers named the new lizard "Manamendra-Arachchi’s whistling lizard" as an honor to the herpetologist and taxonomist Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi for his remarkable contributions to the biodiversity and zooarchaeology of Sri Lanka for more than three decades.
References
Calotes manamendrai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA