Sitana
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| Sitana | |
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| Sitana ponticeriana, the type species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Sitana G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier, 1829 | |
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.[1] The genus comprises fourteen species, including several recently discovered ones,[2] two of which are from Sri Lanka.[3] 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.[1]
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