Hump-nosed lizard

Lyriocephalus scutatus

Range

Sri Lanka

Habitat

Forest, Arboreal

Diet

Arthropods, Earthworms, Fruits, Shoots and buds

Facts

• This species lives in trees in forest habitat, so its arboreal lifestyle is an important clue when searching for it in Sri Lanka.
• The species lays eggs, and recorded clutches vary from just 1 egg to 16 eggs.
• It is found only in Sri Lanka, mainly in the southwest, with a reported range of less than approximately 17,000 km².

Research sources

• GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
• ReptTraits — Lyriocephalus scutatus
• IUCN/TRAFFIC Analyses of Proposals to CoP18, Proposal 26: Inclusion of the Hump-nosed Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus in Appendix I
• IUCN Red List Statistics Table 7