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.
Agama boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 |
Etymology
editThe specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[2]
Geographic range
editA. boulengeri is found in Mali and Mauritania.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are rocky areas and wetlands.[1]
Description
editA. 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
editA. boulengeri is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Wagner P, Wilms T [in German] (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).
- ^ a b c 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).
Further reading
edit- Lambert MRK, Mullié WC (1998). "Sexual dichromatism of Agama boulengeri observed in Southern Mauritania". British Herpetological Society Bulletin (65): 42–44.
- Lataste F (1886). "Description d'un saurien nouveau du Haut Sénégal ". Le Naturaliste 8: 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 CG, Tarroso P, Campos JC, Gonçalves DV, Brito JC (2012). "Distribution, suitable areas and conservation status of the Boulenger's agama (Agama boulengeri Lataste, 1886)". Amphibia-Reptilia 33 (3–4): 526–532.
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