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Benoue agama

Agama doriae Boulenger, 1885

Status not recordedlizards

The benoue agama (Agama doriae) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g, reach 11.2 cm in length and live up to 1.3 years.

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Quick facts about the benoue agama

Weight
100 g
Length
7.46 cm – 11.2 cm
Lifespan
1.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, shrubland
Egg incubation
56 days
Young per litter or clutch
7 – 8
Age at maturity
16 months – 2 years
Litters or clutches a year
2
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the benoue agama?

BENOUE AGAMA · LENGTH 11.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 11.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the benoue agama is about 6.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the benoue agama live?

Not recorded

Is the benoue agama endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the benoue agama classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusAgama
  7. SpeciesAgama doriae Boulenger, 1885

Synonyms Agama agama benueensis, Agama doriae cordofanensis, Agama kordofanensis, Agama sennariensis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Doria’s agamaEnglish
  • Nigeria agamaEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the benoue agama

Other species in the same genus Agama.

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Common questions

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How big is the benoue agama?

An adult benoue agama weighs 100 g and measures 7.46 cm – 11.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the benoue agama live?

The benoue agama has a recorded lifespan of 1.3 years.

What kind of animal is the benoue agama?

The benoue agama (Agama doriae) belongs to the family Agamidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{benoue_agama_2026,
  title = {Benoue agama (Agama doriae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/benoue-agama},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}