Large-scaled agama
Laudakia nupta (de Filippi, 1843)
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The large-scaled agama (Laudakia nupta) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 92.9 g and reach 13.9 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the large-scaled agama
- Weight
- 92.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 13.9 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 10src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the large-scaled agama?
Where does the large-scaled agama live?
Not recorded
Is the large-scaled 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 large-scaled agama classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAgamidae
- genusLaudakia
- SpeciesLaudakia nupta (de Filippi, 1843)
Synonyms Agama caucasica, Agama flavicauda, Agama nupta, Stellio carinatus, Stellio nuptus var. fuscus
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Large-headed rock agamaEnglish
- Large-scaled rock agamaEnglish
- حرذون الصخر أصفر الرأسArabic
- Storskællet KlippeagamDanish
- GelbkopfagameGerman
- آگامای صخره ای سر زردPersian
- آگامای صخره ای پولک درشتPersian
- ReuzenagaamDutch
- Крупночешуйный стеллионRussian
- Yellow-headed Rock Agamaroot
- Large-scaled (Rock) Agamaroot
Relatives of the large-scaled agama
Other species in the same genus Laudakia.
Kashmir rock agama
Laudakia tuberculata
Black agama
Laudakia melanura
Anan's rock agama
Laudakia sacra
Wui's rock agama
Laudakia wui
Papenfuss’ rock agama
Laudakia papenfussi
Agror agama
Laudakia agrorensis
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the large-scaled agama?
An adult large-scaled agama weighs 92.9 g and measures 13.9 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the large-scaled agama?
The large-scaled agama (Laudakia nupta) belongs to the family Agamidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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