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Basic information
Agama picticauda
African Redhead Agama
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusAgamas
- Czech name
- Agama malovaná
- English name
- African Redhead Agama
- Alternative names
- Peter's Rock Agama, Peters's Rock Agama, Peters’s rock agama, Red-headed agama, West African Rainbow Lizard
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 157 mm
- Body mass
- max 134.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.59 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 35 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.2–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–9 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 87NP8 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 21663 · dryad-v5