It lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes. The male's head, neck, and shoulders are bright red or violet, while the body is dark blue. The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from female agamas of other species. This lizard is often confused with the red-headed rock agama (Agama agama).[3] Males preferably have around five breeding partners and are highly territorial. Once a male has won over a female, the lizard will perform exotic head bobs and head swinging to court her.[4]
The species has become a fashionable pet due to the male's coloration, which resembles the comic-book superhero Spider-Man.[5]
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^Menegon, M.; Spawls, S.; Wagner, P.; Beraduccii, J. (2014). "Agama mwanzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T170371A44810595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170371A44810595.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Agama mwanzae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^Spawls, S.; Howell, K. M.; Drewes, R. C. (2006). Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
^Kennedy, A. S., & Kennedy, V. (2014). Animals of the serengeti: And ngorongoro conservation area. Princeton, UNITED STATES: Princeton University Press.
^"Spider-Man lookalike lizard is latest exotic pet craze". The Telegraph. 21 September 2009.
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mwanza, flat, headed, rock, agama, agama, mwanzae, spider, agama, because, coloration, lizard, reptile, family, agamidae, found, tanzania, rwanda, kenya, agama, mwanzaemale, serengeti, tanzaniafemale, serengeti, tanzaniaconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn. The Mwanza flat headed rock agama Agama mwanzae or the Spider Man agama because of its coloration is a lizard reptile in the family Agamidae found in Tanzania Rwanda and Kenya 2 Agama mwanzaeMale Serengeti TanzaniaFemale Serengeti TanzaniaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder IguaniaFamily AgamidaeGenus AgamaSpecies A mwanzaeBinomial nameAgama mwanzaeLoveridge 1923SynonymsAgama agama mwanzaeAgama planiceps mwanzaeIt lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes The male s head neck and shoulders are bright red or violet while the body is dark blue The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from female agamas of other species This lizard is often confused with the red headed rock agama Agama agama 3 Males preferably have around five breeding partners and are highly territorial Once a male has won over a female the lizard will perform exotic head bobs and head swinging to court her 4 The species has become a fashionable pet due to the male s coloration which resembles the comic book superhero Spider Man 5 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agama mwanzae nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Mwanza flat headed rock agama Menegon M Spawls S Wagner P Beraduccii J 2014 Agama mwanzae IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 e T170371A44810595 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2014 3 RLTS T170371A44810595 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Agama mwanzae at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Spawls S Howell K M Drewes R C 2006 Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa Princeton Princeton University Press Kennedy A S amp Kennedy V 2014 Animals of the serengeti And ngorongoro conservation area Princeton UNITED STATES Princeton University Press Spider Man lookalike lizard is latest exotic pet craze The Telegraph 21 September 2009 nbsp This lizard from family Agamidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mwanza flat headed rock agama amp oldid 1129205115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
