Reptiles
Sinharaja is home to 21 species of snakes, including the Python (Python molurus). Among the five species of lizard found in the forest are the arboreal Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes), the high-pitched whistling Whistling Lizard (Calotes liolepis), the Hump-nosed Lizard (Lyiocephalus scutatus) which has a gular fold, the Earless Lizard (Otriocephalus scutatus), and the Rough Horned Lizard (Cerataphora aspera).
The rare Horned Lizard is limited to certain areas of Sri Lanka's wet zone that are below 900m in elevation. While the Water Monitor (Varanus monitor) can be found in Sinharaja, the Land Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) has not been observed at this altitude.
The rare Horned Lizard is limited to certain areas of Sri Lanka's wet zone that are below 900m in elevation. While the Water Monitor (Varanus monitor) can be found in Sinharaja, the Land Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) has not been observed at this altitude.
