}}Otocryptis wiegmanni, commonly called the brown-patched kangaroo lizard, Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard or Wiegmann's agama, is a small, ground-dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The specific name, wiegmanni, is in honour of German herpetologist Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann.[1]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of O. wiegmanni is the wet zone forests and lower mountain forests (rainfall >2000 mm
Defensive behaviour
When perceiving danger, O. wiegmanni spurts away quickly on its large hind legs and might eventually climb up a sapling or tree.[6][7]
Diet
O. wiegmanni feeds on small insects, grubs, and tender shoots.[2][3]Taxonomy
O. wiegmanni is closely related to the Indian kangaroo lizard (O. beddomii ) of the rain forests of South India.
Description
O. wiegmanni may grow to an adult body size of about {{convert|7|cm|in|abbr=on}} snout-to-vent length (SVL), plus a tail {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. Its colour ranges from dark reddish brown to dull brown. Males are darker than females.[2][3] Males have a maroon patch on their gular sac.Reproduction
Male O. wiegmanni are territorial and can defend their territory against intruders through displays and fights.
References
1. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Otocryptis wiegmanni, p. 285).
2. ^1 2 3 4 Deraniyagala PEP (1953). A Colored Atlas of some Vertebrates from Ceylon, Volume 2. p. 58.
3. ^1 2 3 4 {{interlanguage link multi|Indraneil Das|fr|lt=Das, Indraneil}}; de Silva, Anslem (2005). Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Sri Lanka. London. p. 88.
4. ^{{cite journal |last1=Karunarathna |first1=D. M.S. Suranjan |last2=Amarasinghe |first2=A. A. Thasun |year=2007 |title=Notes on the territorial behaviour of Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) |journal=Herpetotropicos |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=79–83 |doi= |url=http://erevistas.saber.ula.ve/index.php/herpetotropicos/article/view/173 }}
5. ^1 Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie ". Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Otocryptis wiegmanni, new species, p. 150). (in German and Latin).