Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (male) closeup, Serengeti, Tanzania

The colorful male Mwanza flat-headed rock agama, found at a high viewing point near the entrance of Serengeti NP. The viewing point is a so-called "kopje", a rock formation suddenly arising from an otherwise flat and non-rocky landscape.

comments (13)

Joost Thissen

Lion

Impressice photo! Very sharp and what a color!, almost looks like the white balance was off...
I noticed the very large ears. Hearing must be very imported to this agama because normally agama (and most reptiles) hardly have any ears. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks. Yes, they are very bright in color. I only upped the contrast a bit, white balance was on "cloudy", which is a default I use almost always. Posted 11 years ago

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

Too close and clear, one of the best shot Ferdy !! Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 11 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

One hell of a capture, Ferdy! Wow, even in photoshop this would be hard:) Such beauty nature shows us, if we only look.. Posted 11 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

What a beautiful colours, great capture! Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 11 years ago

Ragisha Kottamal

Giant Tortoise

Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Nice video! Note that the species in the video is the Red-headed Agama, which is a different species often confused with this one.
  
  Also, did you know that you can add videos not only to comments, but also to species records in JungleDragon?
  
  http://www.jungledragon.com/specie/654/videos Posted 11 years ago

Ragisha Kottamal

Giant Tortoise

Thanks... i did not know that... i am just trying it i have uploaded a new topic in forum please let me know if there is anything wrong ... Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  There's nothing wrong, you can embed videos in comments, forum posts (there is also a special video forum), and you can associate them with species. If you have a video of one particular species, it is probably best to embed them at the species level, in all other cases freely use comments and forum posts. I hope this helps... Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ragisha Kottamal
    
    Giant Tortoise
    
    sure.. thanks
    Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Stunning! The colours are incredible and you have certainly done it justice! Posted 11 years ago

The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama

The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama , a lizard in the family Agamidae, is found in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya. It lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ferdy Christant