Agama mwanzae
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Serengeti National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 300 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 11 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.
April, July, September–October and December–January
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February–March, May–June, August and 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sightings, Serengeti National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Serengeti National Park (300 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.
