Agama agama
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The common agama or red-headed rock agama (Agama agama) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae found in most of sub-Saharan Africa and in Florida where it has spread. 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 Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig in Bonn. The species name was formerly applied to a paraphyletic collection of taxa (a so-called wastebasket); subsequent mitochondrial DNA analysis of various populations indicates they represent separate species.
Its size varies from 13 to 30 cm (5.1 to 11.8 in) in total length. Males are typically 7.5 to 12 cm (3.0 to 4.7 in) longer than the average female. The agama lizard can be identified by having a white underside, brown back limbs and a tail with a light stripe down the middle. The stripe on the tail typically possesses... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N'Djamena | 🇹🇩 Chad | |
| 2 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 4 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | bioparco | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 3 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Reptiland | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Agama sighting in Dakar on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Agama in Dakar on a given day, against about 10% in January, May–June and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Dakar's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rainbow Agama sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rainbow Agama sightings, Dakar ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in N'Djamena (Chad, about 80%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rainbow Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Dakar (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
