Sitana fusca (Schleich and Kästle 1998)

Bhattarai, Santosh, Pokheral, Chiranjibi Prasad, Lamichhane, Babu Ram, Regmi, Uba Raj, Ram, Ashok Kumar & Subedi, Naresh, 2018, Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 155) 12 (1), pp. 35-48 : 41

Sitana fusca (Schleich and Kästle 1998) :

This species was described from Bardibas , Mahottari district , Nepal ca. 100 km east of Parsa National Park. This is the first record of Sitana from Parsa National Park . This species was frequently observed at NTNC-Parsa Conservation Program office complex, Bhedaha Khola, and Darau Khola. In June 2016, a gravid female was observed nesting in the office complex, and two hatchlings of same species were encountered in August 2016 ( Fig. 13 ).

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Fig. 13. Nesting female of Sitana fusca. Photograph by Santosh Bhattarai.