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Cameroon Rainbow Agama
Agama lebretoni
Agama lebretoni is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.
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Description
Relatively large for the genus Agama, adult males of A. lebretoni exceed 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length (including tail). Males have a red head and nape, and a blue body with a white vertebral stripe. The tail is whitish proximally, then red, then blue distally.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. lebretoni is open dry forest or savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 650 m (2,130 ft), but it also has been found on buildings in villages.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, lebretoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Matthew LeBreton.
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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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 93503.