Sitana visiri

Sitana visiri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Sitana
Species:	S. visiri
Binomial name
	Sitana visiri; , 2016

Sitana visiri, the palm leaf fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to the Tamil Nadu region of India.^[1]^[2]

Etymology[]

The Sitana visiri species epithet is derived from the regional Tamil language word for a hand-crafted fan made from palm leaf (also the source of the common name), because the dewlap of S. visiri resembles a local palm-leaf fan.^[1]

Description[]

Sitana visiri can be distinguished from other members of Sitana genus in the by a strongly serrated dewlap with a large orange spot surrounded by extensive blue color.^[3] The dewlap of S. visiri extends up to 56% of its trunk, which is proportionally larger than that of Sitana ponticeriana, S. bahiri, and S. devakai.^[3] S. visiri is differentiated from the species in the in having a larger snout-vent length.^[3]

Ecology[]

Sitana visiri is endemic to the Tamil Nadu region of India where it lives in coastal sand dunes, grasslands, plains, and areas dominated by Prosopis juliflora.^[1] S. visiri occurs in similar regions alongside Eutropis carinata, Eutropis bibronii, and Calotes versicolor.^[1] S. virisi is a oviparous or egg laying species, with breeding males been observed in fall (September and October) and hatchlings observed in January.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sitana visiri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
^ Deepak, V.; Khandekar, Akshay; Varma, Sandeep; Chaitanya, R. (20 July 2016). "Description of a new species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from southern India". Zootaxa. 4139 (2): 167. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.2.
^ ^a ^b ^c Deepak, V.; Giri, Varad B.; Asif, Mohammad; Dutta, Sushil Kumar; Vyas, Raju; Zambre, Amod M.; Bhosale, Harshal; Karanth, K. Praveen (9 March 2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (1): 67–111. doi:10.1163/18759866-08501004. ISSN 1875-9866.

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[RDB-1] Sitana visiri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.

[2] Deepak, V.; Khandekar, Akshay; Varma, Sandeep; Chaitanya, R. (20 July 2016). "Description of a new species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from southern India". Zootaxa. 4139 (2): 167. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.2.

[Deepak_2018-3] Deepak, V.; Giri, Varad B.; Asif, Mohammad; Dutta, Sushil Kumar; Vyas, Raju; Zambre, Amod M.; Bhosale, Harshal; Karanth, K. Praveen (9 March 2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (1): 67–111. doi:10.1163/18759866-08501004. ISSN 1875-9866.

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