Agama mwanzae
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is a lizard reptile in the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya. It lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes. The male's head, neck, and shoulders are bright red or violet, while the body is dark blue. The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from female agamas of other species. This lizard is often confused with the red-headed rock agama (Agama agama). Males preferably have around five breeding partners and are highly territorial. Once a male has won over a female, the lizard performs exotic head bobs and head swinging to court her.
The species has become a fashionable pet due to the male's coloration, which resembles the comic-book superhero Spider-Man. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Staten Island Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mwanza Flat-headed 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 60%) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (11 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.
