Agama lionotus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >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 Samburu National Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Kenyan Rock Agama sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kenyan Rock Agama in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against about 40% in June, September and December, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Kenyan Rock Agama sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 70%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kenyan Rock Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Samburu National Reserve (48 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.
