Sri Lankan kangaroo Lizard - Otocryptis wiegmanni
The endemic Otocryptis wiegmanni occurs throughout the wet zone while O. nigristigma is restricted to the dry and certain parts of the intermediate zone. They occupy a wide range of habitats ranging from undisturbed rain forests to highly disturbed agricultural lands and home gardens. These species are terrestrial and runs bipedally, thus are commonly known as the Kangaroo Lizards. Males have a large gular sac which is thought to play a major role in attracting females during the mating season. Otocryptis nigristigma is distinguished from O. wiegmanni by having a black patch on the male dewlap in life; medial side of inner lobe and lateral side of outer lobe of hemipenis each with 12 flounces, the distal 7 flounces enlarged; and a shorter fifth toe (14.3–16.0% of head length in males, 14.6–18.5 in females), vs. a maroon patch on male dewlap in life; medial side of inner lobe and lateral side of outer lobe of hemipenis each with 10 flounces, the distal 3 flounces enlarged; and fifth toe longer (19.2–22.2% of head length in males, 20.1–24.5 in females) in O. wiegmanni.
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18-06-09, 08:56 AM
Sri Lankan Kangaroo Lizard
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