---
title: "Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard"
description: "Otocryptis wiegmanni — Reptiles. 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.In Sinhalese language it is known as \"Kala Katussa - කලා කටුස්සා\", \"Pinum Katussa - පිනුම් කටුස්සා\" and \"Gomu Thali Katussa - ගොමු තැලි කටුස්සා\""
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sri-lanka-kangaroo-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard

> Otocryptis wiegmanni — Reptiles. 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.In Sinhalese language it is known as "Kala Katussa - කලා කටුස්සා", "Pinum Katussa - පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Gomu Thali Katussa - ගොමු තැලි කටුස්සා"

- Scientific name: *Otocryptis wiegmanni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1534
- Wikidata: [Q2715895](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715895)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31508](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31508)

## Names

- en: Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard
- de: Wiegmanns Gecko

## Countries with the most observations

LK (1444)

## Summary

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.In Sinhalese language it is known as "Kala Katussa - කලා කටුස්සා", "Pinum Katussa - පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Gomu Thali Katussa - ගොමු තැලි කටුස්සා"

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otocryptis_wiegmanni

## Photo

![Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sri-lanka-kangaroo-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261100143

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sri-lanka-kangaroo-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).