Sitana marudhamneydhal

Sitana marudhamneydhal

Taxonavigation

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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 marudhamneydhal

Name

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Sitana marudhamneydhal Deepak, Khandekar, Varma & Chaitanya, 2016: 171

  • Holotype: NCBS AQ460, adult ♂, collected by V. Deepak and R. Chaitanya on 12 November 2014.
  • Type locality: “Kallidaikurichi, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India (8º39’54” N; 77º27’15” E), 68 m elevation”.
  • Paratypes (2): CES 141124, adult ♂, from Kallidaikurichi, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India (8°39’54” N; 77°27’15” E), 68 m elevation, collected by V. Deepak and R. Chaitanya on 12 November 2014; BNHS 2313, adult ♀, from Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India (8°4’45” N 77°31’55” E), 68 m elevation, collected by V. Deepak on 10 January 2014.

Synonyms

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  • Sitana attenboroughii Sadasivan, Ramesh, Palot, Ambekar & Mirza, 2018: 547 [synonymised by Balan, Jude, Narayanan, Varma & Deepak (2021)]
    • Holotype: BNHS 2481, adult ♂, collected by Muhamed Jafer Palot on 15 June 2016.
    • Type locality: “Trivandrum, Kerala, India (8.313387°, 77.070933°, elevation 9 m)”.
    • Paratypes (2): BNHS 2482, adult ♂; and BNHS 2483, adult ♀, collected by Muhamed Jafer Palot, Kalesh Sadasivan and M.B. Ramesh on 15 June 2016, from the same locality as holotype.

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