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Agama finchi ( الإنجليزية )

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Agama finchi, commonly known as Finch's agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Central Africa and East Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, finchi, is in honor of zoologist Brian W. Finch who discovered this species.[2]

Geographic range

A. finchi is found in the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. finchi is grassland.[1]

Description

Small for its genus, A. finchi does not exceed 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length (including tail).[3]

Reproduction

A. finchi is oviparous.[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]

  • Agama finchi finchi Böhme et al., 2005
  • Agama finchi leucerythrolaema Wagner et al., 2011

References

  1. ^ a b c Wagner, P.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Agama finchi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T17450494A17450498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T17450494A17450498.en. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Agama finchi, p. 89).
  3. ^ a b c d Agama finchi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 October 2021.
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Agama finchi: Brief Summary ( الإنجليزية )

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Agama finchi, commonly known as Finch's agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Central Africa and East Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

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