| Ground Agama | |
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| male, Damaraland, Namibia | |
| female, Serengeti, Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Agama |
| Species: | A. aculeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820 |
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| Subspecies | |
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A. a. aculeata Merrem, 1820 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Saura spinalis |
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The Ground Agama (Agama aculeata) is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa (Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Republic of South Africa, Mozambique, S Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Swaziland).[1]
Snout-to-vent length: 76–100 mm. With triangular head and rounded snout, this agama is coloured olive to reddish-brown (sometimes grey or yellowish) with a light creamy-white to pink belly. There are four or five paired darker blotches on the back—many smaller blotches continue down the tail. Breeding males become blue on the sides of the head.[2]
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