| Agama anchietae | |
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| A. anchietae in Namibia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Agama |
| Species: | A. anchietae |
| Binomial name | |
| Agama anchietae Bocage, 1896 | |
Agama anchietae, also known commonly as Anchieta's agama and the western rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
The specific name, anchietae, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, who was an explorer of Africa. [2] [3]
A. anchietae is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Namibia, and South Africa. [2]
A. anchietae is found in a variety of habitats including desert, shrubland, and grassland. [4]
The diet of A. anchietae consists of insects (primarily ants). [5]
A. anchietae shows signs of sexual dimorphism. Males tend to have a wider head and a longer tail than females. [5]
José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta was a 19th-century Portuguese explorer and naturalist who, between 1866 and 1897, travelled extensively in Portuguese Angola, Africa, collecting animals and plants. His specimens from Angola and Mozambique were sent out to Portugal, where they were later examined by several zoologists and botanists, chiefly among them J.V. Barboza du Bocage.
The shield-tailed agama, also known commonly as the dwarf shield-tailed agama, Taylor's strange agama, and the turnip-tailed agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
Anchieta's serotine, formerly known as Anchieta's pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. The species inhabits dry savanna and moist savanna habitats.
The erg agama, also commonly known as the Sahara agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.
D'Anchieta's fruit bat or D'Anchieta's epauletted bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species in the genus Plerotes. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. The scientific and common names for the species commemorate José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, who is also honoured in the names of Anchieta's Pipistrelle and the Angolan Vlei Rat. It was described in 1900 by Antero Frederico de Seabra, under the name Epomorphus anchietae.
Python anchietae is a nonvenomous python species endemic to southern Africa. According to Donald George Broadley (1990), this species is most closely related to the ball python of western Africa, and no subspecies are currently recognized. It is named after the Portuguese naturalist and explorer José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.
The common agama, red-headed rock agama, or rainbow agama is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. To clear up historical confusion based on Linnaeus and other authors, Wagner, et al. (2009) designated a neotype for the species, using a previously described specimen from Cameroon in the collection of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig in Bonn. The species name was formerly applied to a paraphyletic collection of taxa, and mitochondrial DNA analysis of various populations indicates they represent separate species., Consequently, three former subspecies A. a. africana, A. a. boensis, and A. a. mucosoensis are now considered separate species, and A. a. savattieri is considered synonymous with A. africana.
Anchieta's cobra, sometimes referred to as the Angolan cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.
The Namib rock agama is a species of agamid lizard that is native to granite rocky outcrops in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola.
The black-necked agama is a species of tree agama that is native to East, Central and southern Africa. Its largest continuous range is in southeastern Africa, and it occurs at high densities in the Kruger National Park.
Monopeltis anchietae, also known commonly as Anchieta's worm lizard, Anchieta's spade-snouted worm lizard, and the Angolan spade-snouted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
The shovel-snouted lizard, also known commonly as Anchieta's desert lizard, Anchieta's dune lizard and the Namib sand-diver, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Eumecia anchietae, also known commonly as Anchieta's serpentiform skink, Anchieta's snake skink, and the western serpentiform skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.
Typhlacontias punctatissimus, also known commonly as the dotted blind dart skink, the speckled burrowing skink, and the speckled western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized.
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus, Falk's blue-headed tree agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Agama bocourti, also known commonly as Bocourt's agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to West Africa.
Agama etoshae, known as the Etosha agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard endemic to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola. The species is believed to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows.
Agama hispida, the common spiny agama, southern spiny agama, or spiny ground agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia.
Agama knobeli, the southern rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Namibia.
Agama mucosoensis, the Mucoso agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Angola.
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