Cophotis dumbara
| Knuckles pygmy lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Cophotis |
| Species: | C. dumbara |
| Binomial name | |
| Cophotis dumbara Samarawickrama, Ranawana, Rajapaksha, Ananjeva, Orlov, Ranasinghe & Samarawickrama, 2006 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cophotis dumbarae , Manamendra-Arachchi, de Silva & Amarasinghe, 2006 | |
Cophotis dumbara (Knuckles pygmy lizard) is a 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.
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