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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ceylon Deaf Agama
G: Ceylonesische Taubagame, Baumagame 
SynonymCophotis ceylanica PETERS 1861
Cophotis ceylanica — FERGUSON 1877: 13
Cophotis ceylanica — BOULENGER 1885: 275
Cophotis ceylanica — HORA 1926
Cophotis ceylanica — SMITH 1935: 150
Cophotis ceylanica — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 43
Cophotis cylanica [sic] — BARTS & WILMS 2003: 14 
DistributionSri Lanka (Ceylon), elevation > 1,700 m.

Type locality: Ceylon [Sri Lanka]  
ReproductionViviparous 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 4240 (designated by MARX 1958) 
Diagnosis 
CommentType species: Cophotis ceylanica PETERS 1861 is the type species of the genus Cophotis PETERS 1861: 1103.

Habitat: tropical montane cloud forests at elevations above ~1,700 m, Arboreal.

Illustration in BARTS & WILMS 2003.

Conservation: Rare and endangered in Sri Lanka (BAHIR & SURASINGHE 2005). 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution on Ceylon (= Sri Lanka). 
References
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