Agama etoshae
Agama etoshae, known as the Etosha agama,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[4] It is a small lizard endemic to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola.[5][6] The species is believed to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows.[6]
| Agama etoshae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Agama |
| Species: | A. etoshae |
| Binomial name | |
| Agama etoshae McLachlan, 1981[2] | |
References
- Bauer, A.M. & Becker, F. (2020). "Agama etoshae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T17450480A17450482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17450480A17450482.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - McLachlan, Geoffrey Roy (1981). "Taxonomy of Agama hispida (Sauria: Agamidae) in southern Africa". Cimbebasia (A). 5 (6): 219–227. ISSN 1012-4926.
- Branch, William Roy (1994). Bill Branch's Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa (2nd ed.). Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868255751.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 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. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003 – via ResearchGate.
- Agama etoshae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- 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. ISSN 0021-2210 – via ResearchGate.
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