Agama boulengeri

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Agama boulengeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. boulengeri
Binomial name
Agama boulengeri
Lataste, 1886

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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wagner P, Wilms T [in German] (2013). "Agama boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2013: 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).
  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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