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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAgama agama boensis MONARD 1940: 155
Agama boensis MONARD 1940: 155
Agama agama boensis — MONARD 1951: 131
Agama agama boensis — WERMUTH 1967: 4
Agama boensis — MEDIANNIKOV, TRAPE & TRAPE 2012
Agama boensis — TRAPE et al. 2012 
DistributionGuinea-Bissau, Guinea (Conakry), Mali, Senegal.

Type locality: Madina Boé, Portugese Guinea.  
Reproductionoviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: LCFM (also as MHNCF) 868 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5212 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: The rank of the two subspecies boensis and mucosoensisis questionable (WAGNER et al. 2009). Nevertheless, Agama agama boensis has been elevated to full species by MEDIANNIKOV et al. 2012.

Types: MONARD (1940) included a specimen of Agama weidholzi in the type series of Agama boensis MONARD 1940 which is otherwise composed of Agama sankaranica CHABANAUD 1918 (fide BÖHME 2005: 155). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
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