Agama etoshae

Agama etoshae, known as the Etosha agama,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[4] It is a small lizard endemic to northern Namibia and sometimes found in southern Angola.[5][6] The species is believed to use sandy substrate for the construction of burrows.[6]

Agama etoshae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. etoshae
Binomial name
Agama etoshae
McLachlan, 1981[2]

References
  1. Bauer, A.M. & Becker, F. (2020). "Agama etoshae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T17450480A17450482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T17450480A17450482.en. S2CID 242925429.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. McLachlan, Geoffrey Roy (1981). "Taxonomy of Agama hispida (Sauria: Agamidae) in southern Africa". Cimbebasia (A). 5 (6): 219–227. ISSN 1012-4926.
  3. Branch, William Roy (1994). Bill Branch's Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa (2nd ed.). Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868255751.
  4. Hermann, H. -W.; Branch, William Roy (June 2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments. 93: 94–115. Bibcode:2013JArEn..93...94H. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.003. S2CID 49558632 – via ResearchGate.
  5. Agama etoshae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  6. Heideman, Neil J. L. (1997). "New Distribution Records for Agama etoshae (McLachlan, 1981) in Northern Namibia". Israel Journal of Zoology. 43 (4): 405–407. doi:10.1080/00212210.1997.10688926 (inactive 1 August 2023). ISSN 0021-2210 – via ResearchGate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
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