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Typical Agamas
Agama
Agama (from Sranan Tongo meaning "lizard") is a genus of small-to-moderate-sized, long-tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards. The genus Agama includes at least 37 species in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, where most regions are home to at least one species. Eurasian agamids are largely assigned to genus Laudakia. The various species differ in size, ranging from about 12 to 30 centimetres (5 to 12 in) in length, when fully grown.
Their colour also differs between species, between genders, and according to mood; for example, a dominant male in display mode is far brighter than when it has been caught, beaten by another male, or otherwise alarmed. Females tend to be less colourful than the males of the species.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 48 known species
Peters's Rock Agama
speciesAgama picticauda
Southern Rock Agama
speciesAgama atra
Kenyan Rock Agama
speciesAgama lionotus
Rainbow Agama
speciesAgama agama
Namib Rock Agama
speciesAgama planiceps
Ground Agama
speciesAgama aculeata
Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama
speciesAgama mwanzae
Bibron's Agama
speciesAgama bibronii
Finch’s agama
speciesAgama finchi
Anchieta's Agama
speciesAgama anchietae
Tropical Spiny Agama
speciesAgama armata
Dodoma Rock Agama
speciesAgama dodomae
Kirk's Rock Agama
speciesAgama kirkii
Common Spiny Agama
speciesAgama hispida
Tassilian Agama
speciesAgama tassiliensis
Mozambique Agama
speciesAgama mossambica
Mucoso Agama
speciesAgama mucosoensis
Spiny Agama
speciesAgama spinosa
West African Rainbow Lizard
speciesAgama africana
Bouet's Agama
speciesAgama boueti
Cameroon Rainbow Agama
speciesAgama lebretoni
Elmenteita Rock Agama
speciesAgama caudospinosa
Knobel's Agama
speciesAgama knobeli
False Agama
speciesAgama paragama
Benoue Agama
speciesAgama doriae
Etosha Agama
speciesAgama etoshae
Montane rock agama
speciesAgama montana
Senegal Agama
speciesAgama sankaranica
Boulenger's Agama
speciesAgama boulengeri
Boé Agama
speciesAgama boensis
Las Geel Agama
speciesAgama somalica
Somali Painted Agama
speciesAgama persimilis
Rüppell’s Agama
speciesAgama rueppelli
Ngong Agama
speciesAgama hulbertorum
Lesser African Forest Agama
speciesAgama parafricana
Insular Agama
speciesAgama insularis
Kakamega Agama
speciesAgama kaimosae
Gambia Agama
speciesAgama weidholzi
Lanza's Spiny Agama
speciesAgama lanzai
Hartmann's Agama
speciesAgama hartmanni
Tanzanian Rainbow Agama
speciesAgama turuensis
Marsabit Rock Agama
speciesAgama wachirai
Somali Agama
speciesAgama bottegi
Robecchi's Agama
speciesAgama robecchii
Insular Agama
speciesAgama cristata
Benin Agama
speciesAgama gracilimembris
Wollega Agama
speciesAgama lucyae
Agama congica
speciesAgama congica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31115.