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Ceratophora aspera GÜNTHER, 1864

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sri Lanka Horned Agama
G: Hornagame, Spitznase 
SynonymCeratophora aspera GÜNTHER 1864: 131
Ceratophora aspera — FERGUSON 1877: 13
Ceratophora aspera — BOULENGER 1885: 278
Ceratophora aspera — SMITH 1935: 154
Ceratophora aspera — TAYLOR 1953: 1561
Ceratophora aspera — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 41
Ceratophora aspera — SOMAWEERA & SOMAWEERA 2009
Ceratophora aspera — KARUNARATHNA et al. 2020 
DistributionSri Lanka (Ceylon), up to 900 m elevation

Type locality: Ceylon  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.30.51-52, ZMB 5120-21, "Ceylon" 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Ceratophora aspera is distinguished from all other Ceratophora by the presence of a visible and palpable squamosal process (absent in all other Ceratophora).


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CommentSynonymy: may include Ceratophora ukuwelai, see that entry.

Habitat: ground-dwelling

Abundance: “Uncommon” in Sri Lanka (BAHIR & SURASINGHE 2005).

Similar species: Ceratophora ukuwelai 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “asper(a)” = rough. 
References
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