Sitana

Sitana is a genus of lizards, collectively known as the fan-throated lizards, in the family Agamidae. They are found in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/> The genus comprises fourteen species, including several recently discovered ones,<ref name=RDB/> two of which are from Sri Lanka.<ref>Anole annals</ref> In 2016, a new genus named Sarada was erected, consisting of one former Sitana species and two newly described ones. Sarada is the sister genus of Sitana. Together they form a clade whose sister group is Otocryptis.<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Description

Sitana is genus of small to medium-sized lizards. They are ground dwellers, primarily eating insects but also mollusks and seeds.<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>

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Species

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Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Distribution
	Sitana bahiri Amarasinghe, Ineich & Karunarathna, 2015	Bahir's fan-throated lizard	Sri Lanka
	Sitana devakai Amarasinghe, Ineich & Karunaratna, 2014	Devaka's fan-throated lizard	Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu of India,
	Sitana dharwarensis Ambekar, Murthy, & Mirza 2020		India
	Sitana fusca Schleich & Kästle, 1998<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	dark sitana	Nepal.
	Sitana gokakensis Deepak, Khandekar, Chaitanya, & Karanth, 2018	Gokak fan-throated lizard	India.
	Sitana kalesari Bahuguna, 2015		India.
	Sitana laticeps Deepak and Giri, 2016<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>	broad-headed fan-throated lizard	India.
File:Sitana marudhamneydhal 78440356.jpg	Sitana marudhamneydhal Deepak, Khandekar, Varma & Chaitanya, 2016		India
File:Sitana ponticeriana(Shadecard) Bhimashankar.jpg	Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier, 1829	Pondichéry fan-throated lizard	India
	Sitana schleichi Anders & Kästle, 2002	Suklaphantah sitana	Nepal.
	Sitana sivalensis Schleich, Kästle & Shah, 1998; endemic to Nepal<ref name=NRDB>Template:NRDB species</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Siwalik sitana	Nepal.
File:Spiny-headed Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana spinaecephalus) (cropped).jpg	Sitana spinaecephalus Deepak, Vyas and Giri, 2016<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>	spiny-headed fan-throated lizard	India
	Sitana sushili Deepak, Tillack, Kar, Sarkar, & Mohapatra, 2021	Sushil's fan-throated lizard	India
	Sitana thondalu Deepak, Khandekar, Chaitanya, & Karanth, 2018	Nagarjuna Sagar fan-throated lizard	India
File:Sitana visiri with insect 02.jpg	Sitana visiri Deepak, 2016<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>	palm leaf fan-throated lizard	India

References

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