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Common agama

Agama agama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedlizards

The common agama (Agama agama) 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 common agama

Weight
100 g
Length
11.2 cm
Lifespan
1.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
56 days
Young per litter or clutch
7.55
Age at maturity
16 months – 2 years
Litters or clutches a year
2
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common agama?

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

Where does the common agama live?

Not recorded

Is the common 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 common agama classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusAgama
  7. SpeciesAgama agama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Agama bocourti, Agama colonorum, Agama colonorum var. congica, Agama occipitalis, Agama smithii, Agama wagneri, Lacerta agama, Lacerta amphibia

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Bocourt's agamaEnglish
  • Rainbow agamaEnglish
  • Rainbow lizardEnglish
  • Red-headed (rock) agamaEnglish
  • Red-headed agamaEnglish
  • Red-headed rock agamaEnglish
  • KoterɛAkan
  • agama osadníCzech
  • RegnbuefirbenDanish
  • SiedleragameGerman
  • Agama comúnSpanish
  • GletuEwe
  • آگاما آگاماPersian
  • KyläagamaFinnish
  • Agame communFrench
  • Rokwa(rokwaanda)hts
  • telepes agámaHungarian
  • Agama comuneItalian
  • レインボーアガマJapanese
  • KolonistenagameDutch
  • RegnbueagamNorwegian
  • Agama-comumPortuguese
  • Агама колонистовRussian
  • Agama osadnáSlovak
  • Vanlig agamSwedish
  • Kaya KeleriTurkish
  • Агама звичайнаUkrainian
  • Margouillatroot
  • bët-bëtoor biWolof
  • 彩虹飞蜥Chinese
  • Centralafrikansk RegnbueagamDanish
  • Lagarto africano de fuegoSpanish
  • Agame De BocourtFrench
  • Agame des colonsFrench
  • Agame des colons (L')French
  • Обыкновенная агамаRussian
  • Bayağı kaya keleriTurkish
  • 彩虹鬣蜥Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common agama

Other species in the same genus Agama.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common agama?

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

How long does the common agama live?

The common agama has a recorded lifespan of 1.3 years.

What kind of animal is the common agama?

The common agama (Agama agama) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common agama (Agama agama). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-agama

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BibTeX
@misc{common_agama_2026,
  title = {Common agama (Agama agama)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-agama},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}