Sitana marudhamneydhal

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Sitana marudhamneydhal
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Sitana
Species:
S. marudhamneydhal
Binomial name
Sitana marudhamneydhal
Deepak, Khandekar, Varma, & Chaitanya, 2016
Synonyms

Sitana attenboroughiiSadasivan, Ramesh, Palot, Ambekar, & Mirza, 2018

Sitana marudhamneydhal is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India. [2]

In 2021, the species Sitana attenboroughii was synonymised with S. marudhamneydhal. [3]

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References

  1. Narayanan, S.; Giri, V.; Murthy, B.H.C. (2021). "Sitana marudhamneydhal". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T127901978A127901980. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127901978A127901980.en . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. Sitana marudhamneydhal at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. Balan, A.; Jude, D.; Narayanan, S.; Varma, S. & Deepak, V. (2021). "Morphological and genetic variation in populations of Sitana marudhamneydhal and the validity of Sitana attenboroughii". Zootaxa. 4964 (3): 523–540. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4964.3.5.