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title: "Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard"
description: "Sitana ponticeriana — Répteis. Sitana ponticeriana, the Pondichéry fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in eastern peninsular India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pondichery-fan-throated-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard

> Sitana ponticeriana — Répteis. Sitana ponticeriana, the Pondichéry fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in eastern peninsular India.

- Scientific name: *Sitana ponticeriana*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 539
- Wikidata: [Q2703943](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2703943)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31382](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31382)

## Names

- en: Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

IN (183), LK (99)

## Summary

Sitana ponticeriana, the Pondichéry fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in eastern peninsular India. It was earlier thought to be widespread but studies in 2016 resulted in the splitting of the group into several species placed in two genera. The genus Sitana has an enlarged projecting scale on the posterior side of the hind thigh which is absent in the sister genus Sarada.
The species is found mostly on the ground in open ground patches in thin forests. When disturbed this lizard sometimes runs with a bipedal gait.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitana_ponticeriana

## Photo

![Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pondichery-fan-throated-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1618910

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pondichery-fan-throated-lizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).