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False agama

Agama paragama Grandison, 1968

Status not recordedlizards

The false agama (Agama paragama) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 6.3 g and reach 10.1 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the false agama

Weight
6.3 g
Length
10.1 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the false agama?

FALSE AGAMA · LENGTH 10.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 10.1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the false agama is about 5.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the false agama live?

Not recorded

Is the false 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 false agama classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusAgama
  7. SpeciesAgama paragama Grandison, 1968
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • West African tree agamaEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false 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 false agama?

An adult false agama weighs 6.3 g and measures 10.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the false agama?

The false agama (Agama paragama) 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). False agama (Agama paragama). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-agama

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BibTeX
@misc{false_agama_2026,
  title = {False agama (Agama paragama)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-agama},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}