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Agama armata
	Serengeti, Tanzania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Agama
Species:	A. armata
Binomial name
	Agama armata; Peters, 1855
Synonyms
	Agama hispida armata; Agama hispida mertensi; Agama aculeata armata

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The tropical spiny agama, northern ground agama, or Peter's ground agama (Agama armata) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The species is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), southwestern Kenya, and central Tanzania.^[1]

Description

A small ground-dwelling agama, it reaches a length of 22 cm and is coloured grey, brown, or red with pale crossbars along the vertebral pale stripe. Displaying males' heads are coloured green or blue.^[2]

Agama armata displaying on rock, Soutpansberg, South Africa
Full view, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

References

^ Agama armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Spawls, S., Howell, K.M. & Drewes, R.C., Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa, Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2006.

External links

Agama armata, Calphotos
Agama armata, GBIF

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[1] Agama armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[2] Spawls, S., Howell, K.M. & Drewes, R.C., Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa, Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2006.

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 | image = Tropical Spiny Agama, closeup, Serengeti.jpg
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-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Agama
+| species = armata
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1855
-| classis = [[Sauropsid]]a
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-| familia = [[Agamidae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Agaminae]]
-| genus = ''[[Agama (genus)|Agama]]''
-| species = '''''A. armata'''''
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-The '''tropical spiny agama''' (''Agama armata'') is a species of [[lizard]] from the [[Agamidae]] [[Family (biology)|family]], found in most of [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. The species is found in [[South Africa]], [[Mosambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zambia]], [[Swaziland]], southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (Zaire), southwestern [[Kenya]], and central [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{NRDB species|genus=Agama|species=armata}}</ref>
+The '''tropical spiny agama''', '''northern ground agama''', or '''Peter's ground agama''' ('''''Agama armata''''') is a species of [[lizard]] from the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Agamidae]], found in most of [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. The species is found in [[South Africa]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zambia]], [[Eswatini]], southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (Zaire), southwestern [[Kenya]], and central [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{NRDB species|genus=Agama|species=armata}}</ref>
-[[File:Agama armata in situ.jpg|thumb|left|''Agama armata'' displaying on rock, Soutpansberg, South Africa]]
 ==Description==
-A small ground-dwelling agama, it reaches a length of 22&nbsp;cm and is coloured grey, brown, or red with pale crossbars along the vertebral pale stripe. Displaying males' heads are coloured green or blue.<ref>Spawls, S., Howell, K.M. & Drewes, R.C., Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa, Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2006.</ref>
+A small ground-dwelling agama, it reaches a length of 22&nbsp;cm and is coloured grey, brown, or red with pale crossbars along the vertebral pale stripe. Displaying males' heads are coloured green or blue.<ref>Spawls, S., Howell, K.M. & Drewes, R.C., Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa, Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2006.</ref><gallery mode="packed" heights="130">
+File:Agama armata in situ.jpg|''Agama armata'' displaying on rock, Soutpansberg, South Africa
+File:Tropical Spiny Agama, full view, Serengeti.jpg|Full view, [[Serengeti National Park]], Tanzania
+</gallery>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_sci-Reptile&where-lifeform=Reptile&where-taxon=Agama+armata&title_tag=Agama+armata ''Agama armata''], Calphotos
-* [http://data.gbif.org/species/13493656 ''Agama armata''], GBIF
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201106/http://data.gbif.org/species/13493656 ''Agama armata''], GBIF
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2038099}}
-[[File:Tropical Spiny Agama, full view, Serengeti.jpg|thumb|left|Full view, [[Serengeti National Park]], Tanzania]]
 [[Category:Agama (genus)|armata]]
 [[Category:Agamid lizards of Africa]]
-[[Category:Lizards of South Africa]]
+[[Category:Reptiles described in 1855]]
-[[Category:Animals described in 1855]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters]]
+[[Category:Reptiles of South Africa]]
 {{agamidae-stub}}