Agama turuensis LOVERIDGE, 1932
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | G: Ostafrikanische Siedleragame |
Synonym | Agama agama turuensis LOVERIDGE 1932: 376 Agama planiceps turuensis — LOVERIDGE 1936 Agama turuensis — WERMUTH 1967 Agama turuensis — WAGNER et al. 2008 Agama turuensis — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 230 |
Distribution | Tanzania (probably from the Kenyan Nguruman Escarpment through the Ngorongoro area to mountains in the Dodoma area in Tanzania). Type locality: Unyanganyi, east of Singida, Tanzania |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ R-30686 |
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Comment | Agama turuensis is a medium-sized agama resembling species like A. lionotus or A. mwanzae (and which used to be synonymized with Agama lionotus elgonis). It is characterized by the unique blue to brownish colouration of breeding males in addition to the remarkable throat pattern whereas the females and non-dominant males retain a characteristic juvenile pattern, like many taxa of the genus Agama. |
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