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Agama boulengeri

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Species of lizard

Agama boulengeri
Scientific classificationEdit 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 knowncommonly asBoulenger's agama, is aspecies oflizard in thefamilyAgamidae. The species is native to westernAfrica.

Etymology

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Thespecific name,boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologistGeorge Albert Boulenger.[2]

Geographic range

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A. boulengeri is found inMali andMauritania.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred naturalhabitats ofA. boulengeri are rocky areas andwetlands.[1]

Description

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A. boulengeri is a small lizard.[3]Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with yellowish specks. Ventrally, it is yellowish. It may attain asnout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in), with a tail length of about 14 cm (5.5 in).[4]

Behavior

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A. boulengeri isterrestrial anddiurnal.[1]

Reproduction

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A. boulengeri isoviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^abcWagner 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.
  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. ^abcAgama boulengeri at theReptarium.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 inAddenda andCorrigenda).

Further reading

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  • Lambert MRK,Mullié WC (1998). "Sexual dichromatism ofAgama boulengeri observed in Southern Mauritania".British Herpetological Society Bulletin (65): 42–44.
  • Lataste F (1886). "Description d'un saurien nouveau du Haut Sénégal ".Le Naturaliste8: 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-Reptilia33 (3–4): 526–532.


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