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Agama is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. It belongs to the order Squamata, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Daudin in 1802 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its parent taxon is Agaminae. Common names for this group include Koggelmanders and Kaya keleri.
Records of Agama have been documented in Israel, Angola, and Ghana. The genus has 53,799 occurrence records and 727 records held by institutions including CM and CAS, with 18 associated media files. The taxon is referenced by 118 other encyclopedia articles and has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the New International Encyclopedia.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 727
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Agamidae
- Collections
- CM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Israel, Angola, Ghana
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Encyclopedic overview
Agama atra male, showing the tympanum. Compare coloration with the picture of a female below Agama atra gravid female, note how coloration differs from male. Agama (from Sranan Tongo meaning "lizard") is a genus of small-to-moderate-sized, long-tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards. The genus Agama includes at least 37 species in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, where most regions are home to at least one species. Eurasian agamids are largely assigned to genus Laudakia. The various species differ in size, ranging from about 12 to 30 centimetres (5 to 12 in) in length, when fully grown.
Their colour also differs between species, between genders, and according to mood; for example, a dominant male in display mode is far brighter than when it has been caught, beaten by another male, or otherwise alarmed. Females tend to be less colourful than the males of the species.
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