Global conservation status: near threatened (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

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  • Scientific names
    • Lyriocephalus scutatus
    • Lyriocephalus margaritaceus
    • Lyriocephalus macgregorii
    • Lacerta scutata
    • Iguana clamosa
  • English
    • LyreShead Lizard
    • Lyre Head Lizard
    • Hump Snout Lizard
  • German
    • Lyrakopf-Agame

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Description from Wikipedia

Lyriocephalus scutatus is a species of lizard within the agamid family, the only species in the genus Lyriocephalus. It occurs in Sri Lanka. It is also called the Hump-nosed Lizard, Hump Snout Lizard or the Lyreshead Lizard.

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.