Agamidae

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Ornate Mastigure

Ornate Mastigure

Uromastyx ornata Heyden, 1827

Uromastyx ornata is a colorful medium-sized sexually dichromatic lizard endemic to rocky areas of the Middle East.

Egyptian Spiny–tailed Lizard

Egyptian Spiny–tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskal, 1775)

Uromastyx aegyptia is a large lizard species found across parts of North Africa and the Middle East, currently declining due to human activities.

Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard

Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx nigriventris Rothschild & Hartert, 1912

The Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx nigriventris, is an agamid lizard found in Morocco and Algeria.

Hardwick's Spiny-tailed Lizard

Hardwick's Spiny-tailed Lizard

Saara hardwickii (Gray, 1827)

Saara hardwickii, Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard, is a lizard found across dry regions of India and Pakistan, that is largely herbivorous.

Common Butterfly Lizard

Common Butterfly Lizard

Leiolepis belliana (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

Leiolepis belliana is a lizard native to Southeast Asia that is invasive in Florida, living in burrows and being strictly monogamous.

Namib Rock Agama

Namib Rock Agama

Agama planiceps Peters, 1862

Agama planiceps is a sexually dimorphic lizard found in parts of Angola and Namibia.

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Agama mwanzae Loveridge, 1923

Agama mwanzae, the Spider-Man agama, is a colorful Agamidae lizard from East Africa, kept as a pet for its superhero-like coloration.

Mozambique Agama

Mozambique Agama

Agama mossambica Peters, 1854

Agama mossambica, the Mozambique agama, is a small agamid lizard found in five southern and eastern African countries.

Kirk's Rock Agama

Kirk's Rock Agama

Agama kirkii Boulenger, 1885

Agama kirkii is an oviparous rock-dwelling savanna lizard native to multiple southern and eastern African countries.

Common Spiny Agama

Common Spiny Agama

Agama hispida (Kaup, 1827)

Agama hispida is a small oviparous lizard found in shrublands of southern Africa.

Southern Rock Agama

Southern Rock Agama

Agama atra Daudin, 1802

Agama atra is a small diurnal lizard native to South Africa and Botswana with varied natural and introduced predators.

Tropical Spiny Agama

Tropical Spiny Agama

Agama armata Peters, 1855

Agama armata is a small ground-dwelling agama with specific color patterns and colored heads on displaying males.

Anchieta's Agama

Anchieta's Agama

Agama anchietae Bocage, 1896

Agama anchietae is a cryptically coloured, solitary oviparous lizard found across multiple southern African countries.

Kenyan Rock Agama

Kenyan Rock Agama

Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896

Agama lionotus (common name Kenyan rock agama) is an Agamidae lizard found in four East African countries.

Rainbow Agama

Rainbow Agama

Agama agama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Agama agama, the common agama, is a widely distributed, temperature-sex-determined lizard found across Africa and parts of Asia, introduced to Florida.

Ground Agama

Ground Agama

Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820

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

Finch’s agama

Finch’s agama

Agama finchi Böhme, Wagner, Malonza, Lötters & Köhler, 2005

Agama finchi is a small oviparous agama species that lives in grassland across several countries in East and Central Africa.

Tassilian Agama

Tassilian Agama

Agama tassiliensis Geniez, Padial & Crochet, 2011

Agama tassiliensis is a small agamid lizard found in Mali, Niger, Algeria, and Libya.

Peters's Rock Agama

Peters's Rock Agama

Agama picticauda (Peters, 1877)

Agama picticauda is a West African native lizard that has become invasive in multiple regions, including Florida.

Bibron's Agama

Bibron's Agama

Agama impalearis Boettger, 1874

Agama bibronii is a medium-sized diurnal lizard native to rocky habitats in northwestern Africa.

Horny-scaled Agama

Horny-scaled Agama

Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804)

Trapelus ruderatus, Olivier's or Baluch ground agama, is an agama species found across several Western and South Asian regions.

Brilliant ground agama

Brilliant ground agama

Trapelus agilis (Olivier, 1807)

The brilliant ground agama (Trapelus agilis) is an agama species found across Central, West, and South Asia with several recognized subspecies.

Steppe Agama

Steppe Agama

Trapelus sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Trapelus sanguinolentus, the steppe agama, is an agama species found across seven Asian and European countries.

Gregory's Blue-headed Agama

Gregory's Blue-headed Agama

Acanthocercus gregorii (Günther, 1894)

Acanthocercus gregorii is a small Agamidae lizard species, with multiple common names, found in Kenya.

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