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Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820 is a animal in the Agamidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820

Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820

Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820 is a small agamid lizard with distinct body markings and breeding color changes in males.

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Family
Genus
Agama
Order
Class
Squamata

About Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820

Size

Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820 has a snout-to-vent length ranging from 76 to 100 mm. This agama has a triangular head and a rounded snout.

Body Coloration

Its dorsal coloration ranges from olive to reddish-brown, and it may sometimes appear grey or yellowish. Its belly ranges from a light creamy-white to pink.

Body Markings

The back holds four or five pairs of darker blotches, and many smaller blotches extend down the length of the tail.

Breeding Male Traits

Breeding males develop blue coloration on the sides of their heads.

Photo: (c) Joubert Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Joubert Heymans · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Agamidae Agama

More from Agamidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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