Common Agama - Bioparco di Roma

Common Agama

Reptiles

Class:

REPTILIA

Order:

SQUAMATA

Family:

AGAMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Agama agama

Where it lives:

Distribution and Habitat:

Originario dell’Africa centro occidentale, abita preferibilmente ambienti aridi e rocciosi ricchi di rifugi, anche in centri abitati.

Size

Il maschio, più grande della femmina, può raggiungere i 35 cm di lunghezza.

Behavior

Diurno, vive in colonie composte da femmine e giovani con un maschio dominante. Questo difende il territorio da eventuali rivali esibendo ripetuti movimenti verticali del capo per poi passare all’attacco con morsi e colpi di coda.

Reproduction

La femmina depone da 5 a 7 uova in una tana che scava nel terreno.

Diet

Insettivoro, si nutre occasionalmente anche di vegetazione e piccoli vertebrati.

Did You Know?

Nel periodo riproduttivo il maschio assume una colorazione molto appariscente: testa e collo diventano rosso-arancio mentre corpo e coda diventano blu intenso.

Threat Level

Non è considerato in pericolo.

LEGEND

CITES: The species is protected by the Washington Convention – also known as CITES – which regulates international trade in wild fauna and flora species. CITES is an agreement among over 160 governments that, through international and national laws, regulates or even prohibits the export, import, sale, and possession of many species and their derivatives such as skins or ivory.
EEP/ESB: The species is part of a European conservation program coordinated by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), of which the Bioparco is a member. The EEP (Eaza Ex Situ species Programme) includes various actions such as captive breeding for potential releases into the wild, public awareness, and scientific research. The European studbook (ESB) is an inventory aimed at monitoring the status of individuals of a particular species in captivity and generally precedes the EEP.
RED LIST IUCN: The species is included in the Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). This is the most comprehensive inventory that codifies the degree of threat to species globally based on a system of categories and scientifically rigorous quantitative criteria.