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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: SriLanka Agama 
SynonymCalotes liolepis BOULENGER 1885: 326
Calotes nemoricola GÜNTHER 1869: 507 (not of JERDON; fide SMITH 1935)
Calotes liolepis — SMITH 1935: 203
Calotes liolepis — TAYLOR 1953: 1573
Calotes liolepis — WERMUTH 1967: 39
Calotes liolepis — MACEY et al. 2000
Calotes cf. liolepis — KARUNARATHNA & AMARASINGHE 2011 
DistributionSri Lanka (Ceylon), up to 800 m elevation.

Type locality: Ceylon  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntype: BMNH 69.7.24.2, adult female 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (983 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment“Uncommon” in Sri Lanka (BAHIR & SURASINGHE 2005).

Distribution: see map in Asela et al. 2012. 
References
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  • Amarasinghe, A. A. THASUN;, D. M. S. SURANJAN KARUNARATHNA, JAKOB HALLERMANN, JUNICHI FUJINUMA, HEINZ GRILLITSCH & PATRICK D. CAMPBELL 2014. A new species of the genus Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from high elevations of the Knuckles Massif of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3785 (1): 059–078 - get paper here
  • Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun; D.M.S. Suranjan Karunarathna, and J. Fujinuma 2014. A New Calotes Species from Sri Lanka with a Redescription of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885. Herpetologica 70 (3): 323-338 - get paper here
  • Asela, M.D.C. et al. 2007. Some notes on egg laying of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae) observed in two wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. Zoos 22 (12): 2941-2942 - get paper here
  • ASELA, M.D.C.; K.D.B. UKUwELA, I.N. BANDRA, H.K.D. KANDAMBI, T.D. SURASINGHE & D.M.S.S. KARUNARATHNA 2012. Natural history and current distribution patterns of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) in Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 8 (1-2): 39-48 - get paper here
  • Bahir, M.M. & K. P. Maduwage 2005. Calotes desilvai, a new species of agamid lizard from Morningside Forest, Sri Lanka. Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. No. 12: 381-392 - get paper here
  • Bahir, M.M. & T. Surasinghe 2005. A conservation assessment of the Sri Lankan Agamidae (Reptilia: Sauria). Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. No. 12: 407-412 - get paper here
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here
  • Das, Indraneil & Abhijit Das 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd., Oxford, 176 pp.
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  • Günther,A. 1869. Report on two collections of Indian reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1869: 500-507 - get paper here
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