Agama doriae, also known commonly as the Benoue agama, Doria's agama, and the Nigeria agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Agama |
| Species: | A. doriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Agama doriae Boulenger, 1885
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Etymology
editThe specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2]
Geographic range
editA. doriae is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of A. doriae is rocky areas in forest, savanna, and shrubland, at altitudes of 700–2,300 m (2,300–7,500 ft), but it is also found in agricultural areas.[1]
Description
editAdults of A. doriae have a snout-to-vent-length (SVL) of about 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[4]
Reproduction
editSubspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Agama doriae benueensis Monard, 1951
- Agama doriae doriae Boulenger, 1885
References
edit- ^ a b Tolley KA, Alexander GJ, LeBreton M, Chirio L (2021). "Agama doriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203795A2771479.en. Accessed on 02 September 2022.
- ^ 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 doriae, p. 75).
- ^ a b c Agama doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Agama doriae, pp. 495–496).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1885). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle d'Agame". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda 2: 127–128. (Agama doriae, new species). (in French).
- Monard A (1951). "Résultants de la mission zoologique suisse au Cameroun. Reptiles ". Mémoires de l'Institut d'Afrique Noire, centre de Cameroun, série Sciences naturelles 1: 123–170. (Agama agama benueensis, new subspecies, p. 130). (in French).
- Moody SM, Böhme W (1984). "Merkmalsvariation und taxonomische Stellung von Agama doriae Boulenger, 1885 und Agama benueensis Monard, 1951 (Reptilia: Agamidae) aus dem Sudangürtel Afrikas ". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 35 (1–3): 107–128. (in German, with an abstract in English).
- Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).
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