[citation needed] Its preferred natural habitat is forest, but it has also been found in gardens with large trees.

[1] Localities include Gannoruwa,[1] Gammaduwa, Palmadulla, Ritigala, and Kandy.

[citation needed] The snout of C. scalpensis is short.

The throat is dusted with brown, with 5-6 irregular cross bars of light spots.

[citation needed] C. scalpensis is a diurnal and crepuscular species, often found in pairs, predominately on trunks of large trees and rarely on rocks.