Sitana gokakensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Sitana
Species: Sitana gokakensis

Name

• Sitana gokakensis Deepak, Khandekar, Chaitanya & Karanth, 2018: 336

Holotype: BNHS 2490, adult ♂, collected by V. Deepak and Aparna Lajmi on 08 August 2013.

Type locality: “Gokak plateau, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India (16.18618°N, 74.75952°E), 255 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.5. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sitana gokakensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 February 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Gokak Fan-throated Lizard