Himalayan agame
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Himalayan agame ( Paralaudakia lehmanni ) |
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The Himalayan agame ( Paralaudakia lehmanni , synonyms : Laudakia lehmanni , Agama lehmanni ) also called Central Asian whorlid agame or Turkmen agame , is a lizard from the agam family .
features
Himalayan agamas have a head-trunk length of about 15 centimeters, and the tail is just as long.
distribution
The Himalayan agame inhabits stony, rocky altitudes of up to 3400 m in northern Afghanistan as well as in the Central Asian CIS states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenia.
Way of life and reproduction
Himalayan agamas like to stay on rocks and scree, but also on tree trunks. They find protection in rock niches and tree hollows. According to Bannikow (et al. 1977), the mating season begins at the end of April to May. A male mates only with one female; it enters into a couple bond with him. The same hiding place is even shared. The eggs are laid in mid-June to July. There are 10 to 22 eggs per clutch. The young hatch in September / October. They have a head-body length of about 35 to 38 mm and tail lengths of about 44 to 49 mm. Their weight is around two grams. After 8 to 9 months, the young are sexually mature and between 97 and 118 mm long. In winter, when it is cold, the animals dig in and rest. Himalayan agamas feed on insects such as grasshoppers, house crickets, beetles.
Hazards and protective measures
According to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), the species is not considered endangered.
Keeping in zoological gardens
Himalayan agamas are kept in the following zoological gardens in Germany: Wuppertal (Grüner Zoo Wuppertal)
literature
- W. Böhme, S. Esser, P. Wagner: To the knowledge of the Central Asian whorl-tailed dragon Paralaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) and their offspring in the animal house of the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) in Bonn. Sauria, Berlin, 35 (2), 2013, pp. 45-50.