Erdelen's Horned Lizard
Ceratophora erdeleni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusCeratophora (Sri Lankan Horned Agamas)
- SpeciesCeratophora erdeleni (Erdelen's Horned Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Rough Nose Horned Lizard
Ceratophora aspera
Karu's Horned Lizard
Ceratophora karu
Wiegmann's Agama
Otocryptis wiegmanni
Common Green Forest Lizard
Calotes calotes
Hump Snout Lizard
Lyriocephalus scutatus
Sri Lanka Agama
Calotes liolepis
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
Morningside Lizard
Calotes desilvai
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Erdelen's Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Erdelen's Horned Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Erdelen's Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Erdelen's Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.