Agama armata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The tropical spiny agama, northern ground agama, or Peter's ground agama (Agama armata) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The species is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), southwestern Kenya, and central Tanzania.
A small ground-dwelling agama, it reaches a length of 22 cm and is coloured grey, brown, or red with pale crossbars along the vertebral pale stripe. Displaying males' heads are coloured green or blue. Agama armata, Calphotos
Agama armata, GBIF Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Liwonde National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Spiny Agama sighting in Liwonde National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Spiny Agama in Liwonde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–May, the lowest months. Those are among Liwonde National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Spiny 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tropical Spiny Agama sightings, Liwonde National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tropical Spiny Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Liwonde National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
