Senegal agama
Agama sankaranica Chabanaud, 1918
Status not recordedlizards
The senegal agama (Agama sankaranica) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 14.3 g and reach 7.6 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the senegal agama
- Weight
- 14.3 g
- Length
- 7.6 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, shrubland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the senegal agama?
Where does the senegal agama live?
Not recorded
Is the senegal 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 senegal agama classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAgamidae
- genusAgama
- SpeciesAgama sankaranica Chabanaud, 1918
Synonyms Agama maria
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Sankaranian agamaEnglish
- Sankaran-agamDanish
- SenegalagameGerman
- 桑卡拉尼加鬣蜥Chinese
- Kleine BlaukehlagameGerman
Relatives of the senegal agama
Other species in the same genus Agama.
Common agama
Agama agama
Spider-man agama
Agama mwanzae
Ground agama
Agama aculeata
Namib rock agama
Agama planiceps
Spiny agama
Agama spinosa
Anchieta's agama
Agama anchietae
CompareSenegal agama vs Common agamaSenegal agama vs Spider-man agamaSenegal agama vs Ground agamaSenegal agama vs Namib rock agama
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the senegal agama?
An adult senegal agama weighs 14.3 g and measures 7.6 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the senegal agama?
The senegal agama (Agama sankaranica) belongs to the family Agamidae in the order Squamata.
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