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Sitana gokakensis

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Sitana gokakensis

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Gokak plateau, Belagavi district, Karnataka

The Gokak fan-throated lizard is a cryptic agamid lizard endemic to the Gokak plateau in Belagavi district, Karnataka. It has a head darker than its body, a dark brown back with blue and dark pink colouring, a yellow iris and cream eardrum. Five black blotches mark the back, the flanks are brick-red with cream enlarged scales on flank and thigh, and the belly is off-white with brown speckles (Wikipedia, general species account).

Breeding males were recorded in May and August.

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Where is the Sitana gokakensis found?
Gokak plateau, Belagavi district, Karnataka
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