Agama boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[2]

Geographic range

A. boulengeri is found in Mali and Mauritania.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are rocky areas and wetlands.[1]

Description

A. 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

A. boulengeri is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

A. boulengeri is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wagner P, Wilms T [in German] (2013). "Agama boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T203793A2771465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203793A2771465.en.
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. 1 2 3 Agama boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ 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

  • 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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