Agama kirkii BOULENGER, 1885
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi LOVERIDGE 1950 Agama kirkii kirkii BOULENGER 1885 |
Common Names | E: Kirk's Rock Agama |
Synonym | Agama kirkii BOULENGER 1885: 354 Agama kirki — GOUGH 1909 Agama kirkii — STERNFELD 1911: 416 Agama kirkii — FITZSIMONS 1943: 136 Agama kirkii — WERMUTH 1967: 16 Agama kirkii — AUERBACH 1987: 96 Agama kirkii — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Agama kirkii — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 238 Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi LOVERIDGE 1950 Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi LOVERIDGE 1950 Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi — BROADLEY 1962: 798 Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi — WERMUTH 1967 |
Distribution | Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, E Botswana, SW Tanzania fitzsimonsi: South-Zimbabwe. Type locality: Changadzi River, Birchenough Bridge, Southeast Rhodesia. Type locality: Zambesi, East Africa |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.6.50 Holotype: MCZ 44542 [fitzsimonsi] |
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Comment | Distribution: Not listed for Tanzania by BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991. |
Etymology | Named after Dr. Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), a diplomat, explorer, and naturalist. He was David Livingstone's chief assistant, physician, and naturalist during his second Zambesi expedition (1858-1863) (Beolens et al. 2011). |
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