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The population found in West African forests and savannahs is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the West African Nile monitor (V. stellatus). [3] While it is dwarfed by its larger relatives, such as the Komodo dragon , the Asian water monitor or the crocodile monitor , it is still one of the largest lizards in the world , reaching ...
East African black mud turtle: Pelusios subniger: East Africa Geometric tortoise: Psammobates geometricus: Cape area of South Africa Leopard tortoise: Stigmochelys pardalis: savannah from Sudan to South Africa [2] Lobatse hinge-back tortoise: Kinixys lobatsiana: Southern Africa: African softshell turtle: Trionyx triunguis: parts of East, West ...
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.
The common agama, red-headed rock agama or rainbow agama (Agama agama) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae found in most of sub-Saharan Africa.To clear up centuries of historical confusion based on Linnaeus and other authors, Wagner et al. designated a neotype (numbered ZFMK 15222) for the species, using a previously described specimen from Cameroon in the collection of the ...
It is the second longest African lizard after the Nile monitor. Mature specimens typically measure 0.85 to 1.5 meters (2 ft 9 in to 4 ft 11 in). [8] [10] The head and neck are the same length, and are distinct from each other. [11] The bulbous, convex snout gives an angular, box-like appearance.
This is a list of lizards found in South Africa. Agama armata [1] Bibron's thick-toed gecko; Broadley's flat lizard; Cape dwarf gecko; Cape flat lizard; Cape grass lizard; Common flat lizard; Dwarf flat lizard; Hemicordylus; Lebombo flat lizard; Nile monitor; Nucras caesicaudata; Pachydactylus atorquatus; Pachydactylus austeni; Pachydactylus ...
The southern rock agama or southern African rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae that occurs in Southern Africa in Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It lives in small colonies on rocky outcrops, and the males are very conspicuous for their bright blue heads.
Pages in category "Lizards of Africa" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. ... East African spiny-tailed lizard; F. Fischer's chameleon;