Agama doriae

Agama doriae
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. doriae
Binomial name
	Agama doriae; Boulenger, 1885

Last updated September 03, 2022

Agama doriae, also known commonly as the Benoue agama, Doria's agama, and the Nigeria agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.^[2]

Geographic range

A. doriae is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. doriae is rocky areas in forest, savanna, and shrubland, at altitudes of 700–2,300 m (2,300–7,500 ft), but it is also found in agricultural areas.^[1]

Description

Adults of A. doriae have a snout-to-vent-length (SVL) of about 10.5 cm (4.1 in).^[4]

Reproduction

A. doriae is oviparous.^[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[3]

Agama doriae benueensis Monard, 1951
Agama doriae doriae Boulenger, 1885

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References

1 2 Tolley KA, Alexander GJ, LeBreton M, Chirio L (2021). "Agama doriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203795A2771479.en. Accessed on 02 September 2022.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Agama doriae, p. 75).
1 2 3 Agama doriae 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. .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Agama doriae, pp. 495–496).