Veediya Bandara, accepted the innocence of Samudradevi and tried to control himself. Once again, they began to spend their days happily. This calm and happiness, however did not last for long. There was a lot of gossip spreading involving Samudradevi and the young Portuguese
commander. They brought disrepute. It is after
hearing these stories, that Veediya Bandara turned furious. He began to
suspect Samudradevi.
It's not difficult to see why this lizard is one of the five species in
Sri Lanka commonly known as 'horn–nosed lizards'. Each of the five species has a different shaped horn and I bet you can tell how the leaf–nosed lizard got his name. Not only is the end of his nose flat, but also takes the shape of a leaf!
