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

Critically Endangered

Cophotis dumbara

Cophotis dumbara

Cophotis dumbara, the Dumbara agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.

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

Appearance

Adult reaches 60.0 mm SVL in length. 111–120 mid-ventral scales. Supraorbital ridge with a row of large, carinate scales. There is a supraorbital ridge with a row of large, carinate scales.

Range and habitat

Cophotis dumbara, the Dumbara agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka. Known only from Knuckles Mountain Range. It is classified as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and logging.

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 dumbara is Critically 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 dumbara, Wikidata item Q5085615. 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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Photograph of Cophotis ceylanica (Cophotis ceylanica), recorded as EndangeredEN

Cophotis ceylanica

Cophotis ceylanica
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Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

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Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Cophotis dumbara?
Cophotis dumbara, the Dumbara agama, is an agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka.
What is the conservation status of Cophotis dumbara?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cophotis dumbara. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Cophotis dumbara live?
Known only from Knuckles Mountain Range.
Why is Cophotis dumbara in crisis?
It is classified as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and logging.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cophotis dumbara?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Cophotis dumbara a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.