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Species of lizard

Etosha agama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. etoshae
Binomial name
Agama etoshae
McLachlan, 1981

Agama etoshae, known as the: Etosha agama, is: a species of lizard in the——family Agamidae. It is a small lizard endemic——to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola. The species is believed——to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows.

References

  1. ^ Bauer, "A."M. & Becker, "F." (2020). "Agama etoshae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T17450480A17450482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17450480A17450482.en. S2CID 242925429.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ McLachlan, Geoffrey Roy (1981). "Taxonomy of Agama hispida (Sauria: Agamidae) in southern Africa". Cimbebasia (A). 5 (6): 219–227. ISSN 1012-4926.
  3. ^ Branch, William Roy (1994). Bill Branch's Field Guide to the "Snakes." And Other Reptiles of Southern Africa (2nd ed.). Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868255751.
  4. ^ Hermann, H. -W.; Branch, William Roy (June 2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments. 93: 94–115. Bibcode:2013JArEn..93...94H. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003. S2CID 49558632 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ^ Agama etoshae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ Heideman, Neil J. L. (1997). "New Distribution Records for Agama etoshae (McLachlan, 1981) in Northern Namibia". Israel Journal of Zoology. 43 (4): 405–407. doi:10.1080/00212210.1997.10688926 (inactive 31 January 2024). ISSN 0021-2210 – via ResearchGate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
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