Agama agama
Agama agama | |
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Male Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya | |
Female Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Agama |
Species: | A. agama
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Binomial name | |
Agama agama |
The common agama, red-headed rock agama or rainbow agama (Agama agama) is a species of
Description
Its size varies from 13 to 30 cm (5.1 to 11.8 in) in total length.[6] Males are typically 7.5 to 12 cm (3.0 to 4.7 in) longer than the average female. The agama lizard can be identified by having a white underside, brown back limbs and a tail with a light stripe down the middle. The stripe on the tail typically possesses about six to seven dark patches along its side. Females, adolescents and subordinate males have an olive green head, while a dominant male has a blue body and yellow tail.
Distribution and habitat
The common agama is endemic to countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania and Uganda.[7],.[5] However, it has been introduced through the reptile trade to southern Florida, where it has become extremely common.
Agama agama is well-adapted to
Diet
Common agamas are primarily
Behaviour
Male agamas are
Reproduction
Females are
The sex of common agama embryos are determined by temperature, so all male eggs experienced a temperature of 29 °C (84 °F) while female eggs are in the 26–27 °C (79–81 °F) range. After hatching, the offspring will measure about 3.7 cm (1.5 in) snout to vent, plus their 7.5 cm (3.0 in) tail.[9]
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juvenile, Ghana
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juvenile, Ghana
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male, Kenya
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female, Kenya
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A female withGambia
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Zoo Schmiding near Bad Schallerbach, Austria
References
- ^ Wilms, T., Wagner, P., Rödel, M.-O., Luiselli, L., Segniagbeto, G., Niagate, B. & Jallow, M. 2021. Agama agama. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172799A1374221. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172799A1374221.en. Accessed on 22 January 2022.
- ^ Wagner, Philipp; Wilms, Thomas M.; Bauer, Aaron; Böhme, Wolfgang (2009). "Studies on African Agama. V. On the origin of Lacerta agama Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Agamidae)" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 56: 215–223.
- ^ Leaché, A.D. et al. (2009). Phylogeny of the genus Agama based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56(4) 273-78.
- ^ Mediannikov, O.; Trape, S.; Trape, J-F. (2012). "A Molecular Study of the Genus Agama (Squamata: Agamidae) in West Africa, with Description of Two New Species and a Review of the Taxonomy, Geographic Distribution, and Ecology of Currently Recognized Species". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (2).
- ^ a b "Agama". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Czech Republic: The Reptile Database.
- ^ Burton, Maurice; Burton, Robert (2002). "Agama". International Wildlife Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. p. 30.
- ^ "Figure 1. Agama agama from Antananarivo Airport (Madagascar). Photo by..." ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ a b "The Habitat of the Agama Lizard". animals.mom.me. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ a b c d "Agama agama (Common Agama, Rainbow Lizard)". animaldiversity.org. Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
Further reading
- Spawls, S., et al. (2006). Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa Princeton: Princeton University Press.
External links
- Agama agama at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- "Agama agama". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Media related to Agama agama at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Agama agama at Wikispecies