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Bouet's Agama
Agama boueti
Agama boueti, also known commonly as the Mali agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to West Africa.
From the article Agama boueti on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A small lizard, A. boueti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in), and a total length (including a long tail) of 22.2 cm (8.7 in).
Range & habitat
A. boueti is found in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, and Senegal.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
A. boueti preys upon grasshoppers, ants, beetles, and other small arthropods. It also eats succulent plants.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
The specific name, boueti, is in honor of Georges Bouet (1869–1957), who was a French ornithologist and physician.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Agama boueti in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31149.