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Dwarf rock agama

Calotes minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

Status not recordedlizards

The dwarf rock agama (Calotes minor) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 21.8 g and reach 8.71 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the dwarf rock agama

Weight
21.8 g
Length
8.71 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desert, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
4 – 10
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the dwarf rock agama?

DWARF ROCK AGAMA · LENGTH 8.71 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8.71 cm, the recorded maximum length of the dwarf rock agama is about 5.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the dwarf rock agama live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf rock 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 dwarf rock agama classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusCalotes
  7. SpeciesCalotes minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

Synonyms Acanthosaura minor, Agama minor, Brachysaura minor, Brachysaura ornata, Charasia ornata, Laudakia minor

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Hardwicke's bloodsuckerEnglish
  • Hardwicke's short tail agamaEnglish
  • Dum-katta Korah KirlaUrdu

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf rock agama

Other species in the same genus Calotes.

Bloodsucker

Calotes versicolor

AgamidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the dwarf rock agama?

An adult dwarf rock agama weighs 21.8 g and measures 8.71 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf rock agama?

The dwarf rock agama (Calotes minor) 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). Dwarf rock agama (Calotes minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-rock-agama

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_rock_agama_2026,
  title = {Dwarf rock agama (Calotes minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-rock-agama},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}