Otocryptis nigristigma

Otocryptis nigristigma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Otocryptis
Species: Otocryptis nigristigma

Name

Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir & Silva, 2005: 394

• Holotype: WHT 6176, ♂.
• Type locality: “Ritigala, 08°07’N, 80°40’E, alt. 200 m”.

References

Primary references

• Bahir, M.M. & Silva, A. 2005. Otocryptis nigristigma, a new species of agamid lizard from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 393–406. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Samarawickrama, P., Botejue, M., Amarasinghe, A., Gabadage, D., Jayasekara, D., Karunarathna, S., Perera, N., Pushpamal, V., de Alwis Goonatilake, S. & Wikramanyake, S. 2021. IUCN: Otocryptis nigristigma  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197243A123312227. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197243A123312227.en. Accessed on 05 January 2026.