Agama anchietae
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Agama anchietae, also known commonly as Anchieta's agama and the western rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southern Africa. The specific name, anchietae, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, who was an explorer of Africa.
A. anchietae is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Namibia, and South Africa. A. anchietae is found in a variety of habitats including desert, shrubland, and grassland. The diet of A. anchietae consists of insects (primarily ants).
A. anchietae shows signs of sexual dimorphism. Males tend to have a wider head and a longer tail than females. This species is one of the more cryptically coloured members of the genus Agama, as opposed to the more colourful species such as Agama planiceps. This is associated with its relatively solitary lifestyle; colourful species such as A. planiceps are comparatively much more social.
A. anchietae is oviparous. Bocage JVB (1896). "Sur deux Agames d'Angola à écaillure héterogène". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anchieta's Agama sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Anchieta's Agama in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anchieta's 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Anchieta's Agama sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anchieta's Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (25 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.
