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The rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii), also commonly known as Stoddart's unicorn lizard and the mountain horned agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is called kagamuva angkatussa-කගමුව අං කටුස්සා in Sinhala.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rhino Horn Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ceratophora tennentii
- Salea anamallayana
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Acanthosaura rubrilabris
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster
- Gonocephalus grandis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Ceratophora
- Species
- Ceratophora stoddartii
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