Agama lionotus
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In 3 days >90%
Agama lionotus is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. It is commonly referred to as the Kenyan rock agama, and is often confused with the red-headed rock agama. Its subspecies are: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Parc Phœnix | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Mombasa, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Kenyan Rock Agama sighting in Mombasa on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and September
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Kenyan Rock Agama in Mombasa on a given day, against about 60% in January and July, the lowest months. Those are among Mombasa's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February. August has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kenyan Rock 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.
Only Mombasa, in our data
Mombasa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kenyan Rock Agama sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kenyan Rock Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mombasa (55 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.
