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See diagnosis of
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Scalation details and measurement data for
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(see
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<emphasis id="B97EF248803AFFCCB138D043FCEAFEC8" box="[607,861,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="218">Otocryptis nigristigma</emphasis>
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is endemic to and widely distributed across the dry and intermediate zones of
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from near sea level to up to
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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
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(
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).
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