Wildlifeof India
Sitana visiri
Agamids & Forest Lizards
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Sitana visiri
Basic stats
Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, grasslands, plains and Prosopis juliflora scrub
Range
Tamil Nadu, India
The palm leaf fan-throated lizard is an agamid lizard endemic to Tamil Nadu, where it lives in coastal sand dunes, grasslands, plains and areas dominated by the invasive mesquite Prosopis juliflora. It differs from other species in its clade by a strongly serrated throat fan with a large orange spot ringed by extensive blue, and from the ponticeriana clade by its larger body size (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lays eggs; breeding males have been seen in September and October and hatchlings in January.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Sitana visiri live in?
- Coastal sand dunes, grasslands, plains and Prosopis juliflora scrub
- Where is the Sitana visiri found?
- Tamil Nadu, India