Agama agama
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In 3 days ~60% 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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Lagos, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Agama sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Agama in Lagos on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, July–August and November, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rainbow Agama sightings, Lagos ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in N'Djamena (Chad, about 80%), Dakar (Senegal, about 40%) and Serrekunda (Gambia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rainbow Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lagos (8 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.
