A molecular and morphological study of Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Agamidae) reveals a new genus from the far south of the Western Ghats, Peninsular India Author Srikanthan, Achyuthan N. Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore- 560012, Karnataka, India. & Department of biology, Clark University, Worcester 01610, Massachusetts, USA. Author Adhikari, Omkar Dilip 0000-0003-2921-5593 Natural history collections, Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Opp. Lion Gate, S. B. S. Road, Mumbai- 400001, India. proahaetulla @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2921 - 5593 proahaetulla@gmail.com Author Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan post, Chennai 600 022, Tamil Nadu, India. Author Deuti, Kaushik 0000-0003-3319-3665 Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700016, West Bengal, India. kaushikdeuti @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3319 - 3665 kaushikdeuti@gmail.com Author Das, Kalpana Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany. Author Kulkarni, Vidisha M. 0000-0003-3213-847X Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore- 560012, Karnataka, India. & vidishakrishna @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3213 - 847 X vidishakrishna@gmail.com Author Gowande, Gaurang G. 0000-0002-8648-2957 Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore- 560012, Karnataka, India. & A. Kulkarni Department of Biodiversity, Abasaheb Garware College, Karve Road, Pune- 411004, India. gaurang. gowande @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8648 - 2957 & Department of Biotechnology, Fergusson College, Pune- 411004, India. gaurang.gowande@gmail.com Author Shanker, Kartik 0000-0003-4856-0093 Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore- 560012, Karnataka, India. & kshanker @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4856 - 0093 kshanker@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-08-05 5016 2 205 228 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.3 1175-5326 5222025 ED2AB446-C30E-4837-BC40-253FF430FD46 Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir & de Silva, 2005 ( Fig. 5 , Tables 3 & 5 ) Holotype . WHT 6176, adult male, collected from Ritigala , Ceylon (= Sri Lanka ). Materials. Morphological and meristic data for O. nigristigma was sourced from its original description, Bahir & de Silva 2005 . Diagnosis. See diagnosis of O. wiegmanni . Description. Scalation details and measurement data for O. nigristigma (see Table 3 and Table. 5 ); for detailed description of O. nigristigma , refer Bahir & de Silva (2005) . Distribution and Natural History. Otocryptis nigristigma is endemic to and widely distributed across the dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka from near sea level to up to 400 m asl. It has been reported from the North- Central and Eastern parts of the country, including Dambulla, Wasgomuwa and Sigiriya. It is diurnal, terrestrial to semi-arboreal, insectivorous and oviparous, laying 4 eggs ( Somaweera & Somaweera 2009 ).