Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Cophotis ceylanica (Cophotis ceylanica), recorded as Endangered
Cophotis ceylanica (Cophotis ceylanica). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Cophotis ceylanica

Cophotis ceylanica

Cophotis ceylanica, the Ceylon deaf agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cophotis ceylanica
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Squamata · Agamidae · Cophotis

Appearance

Temporal scales with three to five large conical scales. Dorsum is olive green with darker markings, forming three bands on body and more on tail.

Range and habitat

A slow-moving lizard, found on moss-covered tree trunks in montane regions of Sri Lanka. Localities include Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains, Hakgala, Adam's Peak and Knuckles Mountain Range. Cophotis ceylanica, the Ceylon deaf agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Cophotis ceylanica is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Cophotis ceylanica, Wikidata item Q2996791. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Cophotis ceylanica?
Cophotis ceylanica, the Ceylon deaf agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.
What is the conservation status of Cophotis ceylanica?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cophotis ceylanica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Cophotis ceylanica live?
Localities include Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains, Hakgala, Adam's Peak and Knuckles Mountain Range.
Why is Cophotis ceylanica in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cophotis ceylanica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Cophotis ceylanica a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.