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Table 3.

Chi-square test of proportions for change between diel phases in substrate type, perch type, and perch angle of Agamid lizards. Statistically significant tests (α = 0.05) in bold. Dashes indicate no tests performed due to no variation in observed data

Habitat	Species	Substrate type			Perch type			Perch angle
		χ²	df	p-value	χ²	df	p-value	χ²	df	p-value
Arboreal	S. anamallayana	-	-	-	14.02	2	0.001	1.92	2	0.38
	S. horsfieldii	-	-	-	4.16	3	0.244	5.42	2	0.06
Semi-arboreal	C. versicolor	6.71	2	0.035	9.82	3	0.02	1.53	2	0.46
	M. rouxii	15.38	1	< 0.001	36.8	2	< 0.001	33.7	2	< 0.001
Rupicolous	P. dorsalis	2.08	2	0.354	2.08	2	0.354	0.86	1	0.351
Ground	S. marudhamneydhal	-	-	-	2.54	1	0.111	-	-	-
	S. superba	0.94	1	0.333	9.56	5	0.089	-	-	-
	S. visiri	56.67	2	< 0.001	38.70	2	< 0.001	14.39	2	< 0.001