Agama hispida
Species of lizard
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Agama hispida, also known commonly as the common spiny agama, the southern spiny agama, and the spiny ground agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
Geographic range
A. hispida is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.[2]
Habitat
Description
A. hispida is a small lizard.[2]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Agama hispida hispida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agama hispida makarikarika V. FitzSimons, 1932
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Agama.
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