Mountain Horned Agama
Ceratophora stoddartii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusCeratophora (Sri Lankan Horned Agamas)
- SpeciesCeratophora stoddartii (Mountain Horned Agama)
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. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Horned Agama sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Horned Agama in Horton Plains National Park?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Horned Agama sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Horned Agama in Horton Plains National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Horned Agama in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.