Agama armata | |
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Serengeti, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Agama |
Species: | A. armata |
Binomial name | |
Agama armata Peters, 1855 | |
Synonyms | |
Agama hispida armata |
The tropical spiny agama, northern ground agama, or Peter's ground agama (Agama armata) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The species is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), southwestern Kenya, and central Tanzania.
Description
A small ground-dwelling agama, it reaches a length of 22 cm and is coloured grey, brown, or red with pale crossbars along the vertebral pale stripe. Displaying males' heads are coloured green or blue.
- Agama armata displaying on rock, Soutpansberg, South Africa
- Full view, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
References
- Agama armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Spawls, S., Howell, K.M. & Drewes, R.C., Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa, Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2006.
External links
- Agama armata, Calphotos
- Agama armata, GBIF
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agama armata |
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