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Ground agama

Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820

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The ground agama (Agama aculeata) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 14.1 g and reach 6.66 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the ground agama

Weight
14.1 g
Length
6.66 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
46.5 days
Young per litter or clutch
13
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ground agama?

GROUND AGAMA · LENGTH 6.66 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.66 cm, the recorded maximum length of the ground agama is about 3.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the ground agama live?

Not recorded

Is the ground 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 ground agama classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyAgamidae
  6. genusAgama
  7. SpeciesAgama aculeata Merrem, 1820

Synonyms Agama distanti, Agama infralineata, Agama pulchella, Saura spinalis, Trapelus

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Common ground agamaEnglish
  • GrondkoggelmanderAfrikaans
  • Kalahari-tornagamDanish
  • Kalahari-StachelagameGerman
  • Agama de TierraSpanish
  • Tanzaniaanse AgaamDutch
  • Agama karłowataPolish
  • Шиповатая агамаRussian
  • Western Ground Agamaroot
  • 地鬣蜥Chinese
  • Northern Ground Agamaroot

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Relatives of the ground agama

Other species in the same genus Agama.

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Common questions

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How big is the ground agama?

An adult ground agama weighs 14.1 g and measures 6.66 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ground agama?

The ground agama (Agama aculeata) 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). Ground agama (Agama aculeata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ground-agama

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BibTeX
@misc{ground_agama_2026,
  title = {Ground agama (Agama aculeata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ground-agama},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}