Agama etoshae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. etoshae
Binomial name
Agama etoshae
McLachlan, 1981[2]

Agama etoshae, known as the Etosha agama,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[4] It is a small lizard endemic to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola.[5][6] The species is believed to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Bauer, A.M. & Becker, F. (2020). "Agama etoshae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T17450480A17450482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17450480A17450482.en. S2CID 242925429.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ McLachlan, Geoffrey Roy (1981). "Taxonomy of Agama hispida (Sauria: Agamidae) in southern Africa". Cimbebasia (A). 5 (6): 219–227. ISSN 1012-4926.
  3. ↑ Branch, William Roy (1994). Bill Branch's Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa (2nd ed.). Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868255751.
  4. ↑ Hermann, H. -W.; Branch, William Roy (June 2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments. 93: 94–115. Bibcode:2013JArEn..93...94H. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003. S2CID 49558632 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ↑ Agama etoshae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 Heideman, Neil J. L. (1997). "New Distribution Records for Agama etoshae (McLachlan, 1981) in Northern Namibia". Israel Journal of Zoology. 43 (4): 405–407. doi:10.1080/00212210.1997.10688926 (inactive 1 August 2023). ISSN 0021-2210 – via ResearchGate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
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