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Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae)

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Sitana in general

Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Ineich, I.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Botejue, W.M.S.; Campbell, P.D. 2015. Two new species of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Sri Lanka, including a taxonomic revision of the Indian Sitana species. Zootaxa 3915(1): 67-98.

Deepak, V.; Giri, V.B.; Asif, M.; Dutta, S.K.; Vyas, R.; Zambre, A.M.; Bhosale, H.; Karanth, K.P. 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.

Deepak, V.; Karanth, P. 2018. Aridification driven diversification of fan-throated lizards from the Indian subcontinent. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 53-62.

Kamath, A. 2016. Variation in display behavior, ornament morphology, sexual size dimorphism, and habitat structure in the Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana, Agamidae). Journal of Herpetology 50(3): 394-403.

Sitana bahiri

Sitana devakai

Sitana fusca

Schleich, H.H.; Kästle, W. 1998. Contributions to the biology of the genus Sitana (Sauria: Agamidae). Sitana fusca spec. nov., a further species from the Sitana sivalensis complex. pp. 207-226. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Sitana gokakensis

Deepak, V.; Khandekar, A.; Chaitanya, R.; Karanth, P. 2018. Descriptions of two new endemic and cryptic species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from peninsular India. Zootaxa 4434(2): 327–365.

Sitana laticeps

Deepak, V.; Giri, V.B.; Asif, M.; Dutta, S.K.; Vyas, R.; Zambre, A.M.; Bhosale, H.; Karanth, K.P. 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.

Sitana marudhamneydhal

Deepak, V.; Khandekar, A.; Varma, S.; Chaitanya, R. 2016. Description of a new species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from southern India. Zootaxa 4139(2): 167-182.

Sadasivan, K.; Ramesh, M.B.; Palot, M.J.; Ambekar, M.; Mirza, Z.A. 2018. A new species of fan-throated lizard of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from coastal Kerala, southern India. Zootaxa 4374(4): 545–564.

Sitana ponticeriana

Chopra, R.N. 1964. Observations on the egg-laying of the fanthroated lizard, Sitana ponticeriana Cuv. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 61: 190-191.

Chopra, R.N. 1965. Early recognition of sex in the juvenile forms of Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 61: 694-696.

Chopra, R.N. 1967. Mating behaviour of Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier. Research Bulletin of the Panjab University (New Series Science) 18: 247-248.

Chopra, R.N. 1968. A study on food and feeding habits of Sitana ponticeriana Cuv. Journal Univ. Poona 34: 153-156.

Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1958. Sitana ponticeriana mucronata, subsp. nov. Admin. Rep. Nat. Mus. Ceylon 4E: 4E-5E.

Gaur, S. 2007. Habitat preferences and food of Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier, in Aravalli foothills of Rajasthan. Cobra (Chennai) 1(3): 20-21.

Gay, T. 1976. The lizard Sitana ponticeriana in captivity. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 73(2): 401-402.

Gnanamuthu, C.P. 1930. The mechanism of the throat-fan in a ground lizard, Sitana pondiceriana Cuv. Records of the Indian Museum 32: 149.

Goel, S.C.; Rami Reddy, S.R. 1984. Sexual dimorphism in lizards. Journal of the Zoological Society of India 35(1-2): 119.

Husain, A. 1997. Reptilia. pp. 665-698. In: Zoological Survey of India, Director (ed.). Fauna of Delhi. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 903 pp.

Kästle, W. 1998. Studies on the biology of the genus Sitana (Sauria: Agamidae). Studies on the ecology and behaviour of Sitana sivalensis. pp. 121-206. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Kratzer, W. 1980. On the territorial behaviour of the agamid lizard (Sitana ponticeriana ponticeriana). Loris 15(3): 162-163.

Mangalraj Johnson, J. 1984. On Sitana lizard in Kalakad Sanctuary. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 80(3): 646.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1995. Reptilia and Amphibia. pp. 507-560. In: Ghosh, A.K. (ed.). Fauna of Chilka Lake. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 672 pp.

Pal, A.; Swain, M.M.; Rath, S. 2007. Seasonal variation in the diet of the fan-throated lizard, Sitana ponticeriana (Sauria: Agamidae). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2(2): 145-148.

Pal, A.; Swain, M.M.; Rath, S. 2010. Growth and demography of the Fan-throated Lizard Sitana ponticeriana (Sauria: Agamidae) from a tropical environment in India. Herpetological Bulletin 111: 25-35.

Pal, A.; Swain, M.M.; Rath, S. 2010. Observations on microhabitat use and activity patterns in Sitana ponticeriana (Sauria: Agamidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(1): 22-30.

Pal, A.; Swain, M.M.; Rath, S. 2011. Reproduction and sexual dichromatism in Sitana ponticeriana (Reptilia: Draconinae: Agamidae). Taprobanica 3(1): 31-37.

Patankar, P.; Desai, I.; Trivedi, J.N.; Balakrishnan, S. 2013. Ethogram of courtship and mating behaviour of Sitana cf. ponticeriana (Reptilia: Draconinae: Agamidae) in India. Taprobanica 5(1): 44-49.

Pratyush, P.; Desai, I.; Soni, R.; Suresh, B. 2012. Variation in dorsal pattern in Fan-throated Lizard - Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier, 1829. CIBTech Journal of Zoology 1(1): 55-60.

Radder, R.S.; Shanbhag, B.A. 2003. Interrelationships among reproductive traits of female lizard, Sitana ponticeriana (Cuvier). Current Science (Bangalore) 85(1): 89-91.

Rao, M.V.S. 1983. Reproduction in a fan throated lizard Sitana ponticeriana. Herpetological Review 14(2): 39.

Russell, A.P.; Rewcastle, S.C. 1979. Digital reduction in Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) and the dual roles of the fifth metatarsal in lizards. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57(5): 1129-1135.

Sahi, D.N.; Duda, P.L. 1983. Notes on little known lizards from Jammu & Kashmir State. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 80(1): 227-229.

Shanbhag, B.A.; Radder, R.S.; Gramapurohit, N.P.; Dheeraj, K.V.; Ammanna, V.H.; Pandav, B.N.; Saidapur, S.K. 2003. Demography of fan-throated lizard, Sitana ponticeriana (Cuvier) in a cotton field in Dharwad District of Karnataka State, India. Current Science (Bangalore) 85(9): 1363-1366.

Subba Rao, M.V. 1970. Studies on the biology of two selected lizards of Tirupati. British Journal of Herpetology 4(6): 151-154.

Subba Rao, M.V. 1973. Rhythmic activity in ground dwelling agamid lizard, Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier. British Journal of Herpetology 4(12): 328-332.

Subba Rao, M.V. 1975. Studies on the eggs of the ground dwelling agamid lizard, Sitana ponticeriana, Cuvier. (Abstract). All-India Congress of Zoology Proceedings 3: 49.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Reproduction in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and the garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. British Journal of Herpetology 4(10): 245-251.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Ecological aspects of the agamid lizards Sitana ponticeriana and Calotes nemoricola in India. Herpetologica 28(3): 285-289.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Reproduction in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. British Journal of Herpetology 4(10): 245-251.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1974. Time course of laboratory acclimation in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and the garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (B) 79(2): 96-102.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1975. Respiratory rhythm in the ground dwelling agamid lizard, Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier. Journal of Animal Morphology and Physiology 21(1): 1-7.

Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1976. Aspects of behaviour of the ground dwelling agamid lizard, Sitana ponticeriana. British Journal of Herpetology 5(7): 554-557.

Subramanean, J. 2009. Morphometrics of fan-throated lizard Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier in a scrubland habitat near Chennai, India. Cobra (Chennai) 3(4): 21-23.

Subramanean, J.; Reddy, M.V. 2010. Seasonal variations in population densities of three lizard species along the Coromandel coast, India. Hamadryad 35(1): 37-45.

Subramanean, J.; Reddy, M.V. 2012. Diurnal variation in densities of three species of lizards - Sitana ponticeriana, Calotes versicolor, and Eutropis bibronii in relation to temperature and relative humidity across different seasons on Cormandel coast near Chennai (India). Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 277-283.

Swamy, A.V.V.S.; Kameswara Rao, K. 1999. Activity patterns of saurians in Eastern Ghats. Journal of Ecobiology 11(2): 83-88.

Swamy, A.V.V.S.; Rao, M.V.S.; Kameswara Rao, K. 1998. On the niche measures of three agamids. Journal of Nature Conservation 10(1): 7-13.

Trivedi, J.N.; Bayani, A.S.; Pratyush, P.; Suresh, B. 2011. Environmental factors do influence the nesting behaviour of Fan-throated lizard Sitana ponticeriana (Cuvier). Bioscan 6(4): 593-595.

Trivedi, J.N.; Bayani, A.S.; Pratyush, P.; Suresh, B. 2013. Study of egg-laying behaviour of Fan-throated Lizard, Sitana ponticeriana (Cuvier, 1829) from shrubland of Vadodara City, Gujarat, India. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2(5): 74-77.

Sitana schleichi

Schleich, H.H.; Kästle, W. (eds.). 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Nepal: biology, systematics, field guide. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag, Ruggell. 1201 pp.

Sitana sivalensis

Kästle, W. 1998. Studies on the biology of the genus Sitana (Sauria: Agamidae). Studies on the ecology and behaviour of Sitana sivalensis. pp. 121-206. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Schleich, H.H.; Kästle, W.; Sah, K.B. 1998. Studies on the biology of the genus Sitana (Sauria: Agamidae). Description of Sitana sivalensis spec. nov. from south Nepal. pp. 87-100. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Sitana spinaecephala

Sitana thondalu

Deepak, V.; Khandekar, A.; Chaitanya, R.; Karanth, P. 2018. Descriptions of two new endemic and cryptic species of Sitana Cuvier, 1829 from peninsular India. Zootaxa 4434(2): 327–365.

Sitana visiri