Sitana devakai

Devaka's Fan-throated lizard
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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
	Litana ponticereana Kelaart (1854) [ partim]; Sitana ponticereana Smith (1935) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Taylor (1957) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Wermuth (1967) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Manamendra-Arachchi & Liyanage (1994) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Erdelen (1998) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Das & De Silva (2005) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana De Silva (2006) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Somaweera & Somaweera (2009) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Manthey (2010) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana Ponticereana Deraniyagala (1953) [partim]; Sitana ponticereana [sic] Bahir & Surasinghe (2005) [partim];

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

[1] 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.

[2] Novataxa

[3] 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.

[4] Anole annals

[5] Reptile Database

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