Suratagama Rana et al. 2013 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Agamidae

Full reference: R. S. Rana, M. Augé, A. Folie, K. D. Rose, K. Kumar, L. Singh, A. Sahni and T. Smith. 2013. High diversity of acrodontan lizards in the early Eocene Vastan lignite mine of India. Geologica Belgica 16(4):290-301

Parent taxon: Agamidae according to R. S. Rana et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Acanthosura, Agama, Agaminae, Amphibolurus, Aphaniotis, Brachysaura, Brevidensilacerta, Bronchocela, Caimanops, Calotes, Ceratophora, Chelosania, Chlamydosaurus, Clamydosaurus, Cophotis, Coryphophylax, Cryptagama, Ctenophorus, Dendragama, Diporiphora, Draco, Gonocephalus, Harpesaurus, Hydrosaurus, Hylagama, Hypsilurus, Indiagama, Japalura, Leiolepis, Lophocalotes, Lophognathus, Lyriocephalus, Mergenagama, Mictopholis, Moloch, Oriocalotes, Otocryptis, Phoxophrys, Phrynocephalus, Physignathus, Pogona, Protodraco, Psammophilus, Pseudocalotes, Pseudotrapelus, Ptyctolaemus, Quercygama, Rankinia, Salea, Sitana, Stellio, Talosaurus, Tinosaurus, Tympanocryptis, Uromastycinae, Vastanagama

Subtaxa: Suratagama neeraae

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Type: Suratagama neeraae

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (HNB Garhwal University collection) (Eocene of India)

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