Sitana devakai
Species of lizard
Devaka's Fan-throated lizard | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Sitana |
Species: | S. devakai |
Binomial name | |
Sitana devakai Amarasinghe, Ineich & Karunaratna, 2014 | |
Synonyms | |
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Sitana devakai (Devaka's fan-throated lizard) is an endemic species of agamid lizards recently found from Sri Lanka.[2][3][4] The species was first found from Puttalama district.[5] The lizard is also known to found in Tamil Nadu of India, but not given valid identification. The species was named in honor of Dr. Devaka K. Weerakoon, who is a conservation biologist. He is a Professor of Zoology in University of Colombo.
Descriptions
The species was considered mainly as a subspecies or a color variation of much broader distributed Sitana ponticeriana. The lizard can be found in open scrub jungles.
Cited references
- ^ Sivaruban, A.; Samarawickrama, P.; Botejue, M.; Amarasinghe, A.; Gabadage, D.; Jayasekara, D.; Karunarathna, S.; Perera, N.; Pushpamal, V.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Wikramanyake, S. (2021). "Sitana devakai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127902191A127902196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127902191A127902196.en. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Novataxa
- ^ Amarasinghe, AA; Ineich, I; Karunarathna, DM; Botejue, WM; Campbell, PD (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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.3. PMID 25662111.
- ^ Anole annals
- ^ Reptile Database
Other references
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