Agama armata, the Glossary
The tropical spiny agama, northern ground agama, or Peter's ground agama (Agama armata) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
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15 relations: Agamidae, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Family (biology), Kenya, Lizard, Mozambique, Namibia, Serengeti, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Wilhelm Peters, Zambia.
- Agama (genus)
- Agamid lizards of Africa
- Reptiles described in 1855
Agamidae
Agamidae is a family of over 550 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe.
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.
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Eswatini
Eswatini (eSwatini), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.
Lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
Serengeti
The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning the Mara and Arusha Regions of Tanzania.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsahara, or Non-Mediterranean Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer.
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Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa.
See also
Agama (genus)
- Agama (lizard)
- Agama aculeata
- Agama africana
- Agama agama
- Agama anchietae
- Agama armata
- Agama atra
- Agama bibronii
- Agama bocourti
- Agama boensis
- Agama bottegi
- Agama boueti
- Agama boulengeri
- Agama caudospinosa
- Agama cristata
- Agama dodomae
- Agama doriae
- Agama etoshae
- Agama finchi
- Agama gracilimembris
- Agama hartmanni
- Agama hispida
- Agama insularis
- Agama kaimosae
- Agama kirkii
- Agama knobeli
- Agama lanzai
- Agama lebretoni
- Agama lionotus
- Agama lucyae
- Agama montana
- Agama mossambica
- Agama mucosoensis
- Agama parafricana
- Agama paragama
- Agama persimilis
- Agama picticauda
- Agama planiceps
- Agama robecchii
- Agama rueppelli
- Agama sankaranica
- Agama somalica
- Agama spinosa
- Agama tassiliensis
- Agama turuensis
- Agama wachirai
- Agama weidholzi
- Mwanza flat-headed rock agama
Agamid lizards of Africa
- Acanthocercus
- Agama (lizard)
- Agama aculeata
- Agama agama
- Agama anchietae
- Agama armata
- Agama atra
- Agama caudospinosa
- Agama etoshae
- Agama finchi
- Agama gracilimembris
- Agama lanzai
- Agama lebretoni
- Agama lucyae
- Agama picticauda
- Agama planiceps
- Agama robecchii
- Agama rueppelli
- Agama sankaranica
- Agama somalica
- Agama wachirai
- Mwanza flat-headed rock agama
- Pseudotrapelus
- Uromastyx aegyptia
- Uromastyx ocellata
- Uromastyx ornata
- Uromastyx princeps
Reptiles described in 1855
- Agama armata
- Agama atra
- Bitis rhinoceros
- Enyalioides laticeps
- Painted wood turtle
- Pseudoxenodon macrops
- Razor-backed musk turtle
- Solomon Islands skink
- Trinidad gecko
- Uracentron flaviceps
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agama_armata
Also known as A. armata, Northern ground agama, Peter’s ground agama, Tropical Spiny Agama.