Agama mwanzae
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A dominant male in the Serengeti , Tanzania |
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| Loverridge , 1923 |
The steel-blue rock dragon ( Agama mwanzae ) is an African agama species . Their small distribution area includes the northwest of Tanzania , the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya and the far east of Rwanda . It is located like an island in the distribution area of the similar settler agama ( Agama agama ).
features
Agama mwanzae becomes a maximum of 32 centimeters long. In dominant males, the head, throat, and back are reddish, the rest of the body is bluish. Subordinate males are speckled gray with a blue line on the back along the spine, females and juveniles are brownish with irregular dark stripes.
Way of life
The lizards are diurnal, shy and fast moving animals. They live in the savannah on the large rocky knolls called Kopjes and form territory . They feed on various arthropods , especially ants , and also eat plant-based foods. They lay their eggs in crevices and caves.
literature
- Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell, Robert C. Drewes: Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2006, ISBN 0-691-12884-7 .
Web links
- Agama mwanzae in The Reptile Database
- Agama mwanzae inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Menegon, M. & Spawls, S., 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2013.