Sitana

Thasun Amarasinghe, A. A., Ineich, Ivan, Suranjan Karunarathna, D. M. S., Botejue, W. Madhava S. & Campbell, Patrick D., 2015, Two new species of the genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Sri Lanka, including a taxonomic revision of the Indian Sitana species, Zootaxa 3915 (1), pp. 67-98 : 95

Key to adult males of the species of genus Sitana

1. SVL less than 55 mm, 7–10 supralabials, flanks with enlarged scales............................................. 2

- SVL more than 60 mm, 11 or more supralabials, flanks without enlarged scales, breeding males have bright red patch on the throat-fan extending to the vent............................................................... S. deccanensis

2. Throat-fan extending beyond level of axilla, large foot more than 130% of HL..................................... 3

- Throat-fan does not meet the axilla, short foot less than 130% of HL............................ S. sivalensis complex

3. Femur short (FEL 70.6–78.4% of TBL), ventral scales 87–108.................................................. 4

- Femur long (FEL 80.0–84.8% of TBL), ventral scales 65–69, breeding males have bright red patch at the middle of the throatfan...................................................................................... S. ponticeriana

4. Throat-fan short (ADW 28.3–29.2% of AG), midbody scales 49–56, ventral scales 87–89, lateral scales mucronate, ventral scales mucronate in females................................................................ S. bahiri sp. nov. Throat-fan long (ADW 29.9–32.5% of AG), midbody scales 57–59, ventral scales 100–108), lateral scales rounded, ventral scales rounded in females................................................................. S. devakai sp. nov.