Agama boulengeri

Agama boulengeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Agama
Species:	A. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Agama boulengeri; Lataste, 1886

Last updated January 14, 2026

Agama boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to western Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[2]

Geographic range

A. boulengeri is found in Mali and Mauritania.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are rocky areas and wetlands.^[1]

Description

A. boulengeri is a small lizard.^[3] Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with yellowish specks. Ventrally, it is yellowish. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in), with a tail length of about 14 cm (5.5 in).^[4]

Behavior

A. boulengeri is terrestrial and diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

A. boulengeri is oviparous.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Wagner P, Wilms T (2013). "Agama boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013. IUCN: e.T203793A2771465. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203793A2771465.en .
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Agama boulengeri, p. 34).
1 2 3 Agama boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Agama boulengeri, p. 495 in Addenda and Corrigenda).

Lambert, Michael R.K.; Mullié, Wim C. (1998). "Sexual dichromatism of Agama boulengeri observed in Southern Mauritania". British Herpetological Society Bulletin (65): 42–44.
Lataste, Fernand (1886). "Description d'un saurien nouveau du Haut Sénégal ". Le Naturaliste8: 212–213. (Agama boulengeri, new species). (in French).
Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).
Vale, Cândida Gomes; Tarroso, Pedro; Campos, João Carlos; Gonçalves, Duarte Vasconcelos; Brito, José Carlos (2012). "Distribution, suitable areas and conservation status of the Boulenger's agama (Agama boulengeri Lataste, 1886)". Amphibia-Reptilia33 (3–4): 526–532.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Wagner P, Wilms T (2013). "Agama boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013. IUCN: e.T203793A2771465. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203793A2771465.en .

[2] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Agama boulengeri, p. 34).

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 Agama boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.

[4] Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Agama boulengeri, p. 495 in Addenda and Corrigenda).

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