Agama hartmanni

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Agama hartmanni, also known commonly as Hartmann's agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard native to northeastern Africa.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
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Agama hartmanni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. hartmanni
Binomial name
Agama hartmanni
W. Peters, 1869
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Etymology

The specific name, hartmanni, is in honor of German anthropologist Karl Eduard Robert Hartmann (1832–1893).[3]

Geographic range

A. hartmanni is found in Eritrea, Sudan, and South Sudan.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. hartmanni are rocky desert, shrubland, and savanna.[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, A. hartmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in), and a total length (including tail) of 23 cm (9.1 in).[2]

Reproduction

A. hartmanni is oviparous.[2]

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