Rough Nose Horned Lizard
Ceratophora aspera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusCeratophora (Sri Lankan Horned Agamas)
- SpeciesCeratophora aspera (Rough Nose Horned Lizard)
The rough-nosed horned lizard or Sri Lanka horned agama (Ceratophora aspera) is an Agamid lizard from Sri Lanka in lowland dipterocarp forests and secondary forests in the wet zone. It is distinguished from all the other Ceratophora species by the presence of a complex rostral appendage, comprising more scales than rostral scale alone. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rough Nose Horned Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Erdelen's Horned Lizard
Ceratophora erdeleni
Karu's Horned Lizard
Ceratophora karu
Wiegmann's Agama
Otocryptis wiegmanni
Common Green Forest Lizard
Calotes calotes
Hump Snout Lizard
Lyriocephalus scutatus
Sri Lanka Agama
Calotes liolepis
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
Morningside Lizard
Calotes desilvai
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rough Nose Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Rough Nose Horned Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rough Nose Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rough Nose Horned Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.