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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ceylon Bloodsucker 
SynonymCalotes mystaceus var. ceylonensis MÜLLER 1887: 292
Calotes ceylonensis — BOULENGER 1890: 139
Calotes kelaarti NEVILL 1887 (fide BOULENGER 1887 in Zool. Rec.)
Calotes saleoides WERNER 1896: 7 (fide SMITH 1935)
Calotes ceylonensis — SMITH 1935: 202
Calotes ceylonensis — TAYLOR 1953: 1572
Calotes ceylonensis — WERMUTH 1967: 36
Calotes ceylonensis — MACEY et al. 2000
Calotes ceylonensis — KARUNARATHNA & AMARASINGHE 2011
Calotes ceylanica — JAYASEKARA et al. 2020 (in error) 
DistributionSri Lanka

Type locality: Kumbukan-aar, SE Ceylon.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMBA = NHMB 3340; Male (81.9 mm SVL); (fig. 2). Coll. P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin; Date. 1886 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1847 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after SMITH 1935 and WERMUTH 1967.

“Uncommon” in Sri Lanka (BAHIR & SURASINGHE 2005). 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution on Ceylon (= Sri Lanka). 
References
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