Mwanza flat-headed rock agama: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Agama mwanzae
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Agamidae

Where does the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama endangered?

The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama?

The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Agamidae, genus Agama. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (revision 1373718067), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311053 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).