Agama etoshae

Etosha agama
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Agama
Species:	A. etoshae
Binomial name
Agama etoshae McLachlan, 1981 [2]

Agama etoshae, known as the Etosha agama, ^[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. ^[4] It is a small lizard endemic to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola. ^{[5] [6]} The species is believed to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows. ^[6]

References

1. Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Agama etoshae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020. IUCN: e.T17450480A17450482. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17450480A17450482.en . S2CID   242925429.
2. McLachlan, Geoffrey Roy (1981). "Taxonomy of Agama hispida (Sauria: Agamidae) in southern Africa". Cimbebasia A. 5 (6): 219–227. ISSN   1012-4926.
3. Branch, William Roy (1994). Bill Branch's Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa (2nd ed.). Struik Publishers. ISBN   1868255751.
4. Hermann, H. -W.; Branch, William Roy (June 2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments . 93: 94–115. Bibcode:2013JArEn..93...94H. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003. S2CID   49558632 – via ResearchGate.
5. Agama etoshae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
6. Heideman, Neil J. L. (1997). "New Distribution Records for Agama etoshae (McLachlan, 1981) in Northern Namibia". Israel Journal of Zoology. 43 (4): 405–407. doi:10.1080/00212210.1997.10688926 (inactive 11 July 2025). ISSN   0021-2210. S2CID   82752138 – via ResearchGate.