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Peninsular Rock Agama I understand it doesn&#039;t look like the picture in species identification, but my research point to it. Side view when it is not displaying an aggressive behavior.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_rock_agama" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_rock_agama</a><br /> <a href="http://www.arkive.org/south-indian-rock-agama/psammophilus-dorsalis/image-G117652.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.arkive.org/south-indian-rock-agama/psammophilus-dorsalis/image-G117652.html</a><br /> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peninsular_Rock_Agama_(Psammophilus_dorsalis)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_5668.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peninsular_Rock_Agama_(Psammophilus_dorsalis)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_5668.jpg</a> Geotagged,India,Peninsular rock agama,Psammophilus dorsalis,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Peninsular Rock Agama

I understand it doesn't look like the picture in species identification, but my research point to it. Side view when it is not displaying an aggressive behavior.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_rock_agama
http://www.arkive.org/south-indian-rock-agama/psammophilus-dorsalis/image-G117652.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peninsular_Rock_Agama_(Psammophilus_dorsalis)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_5668.jpg

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  1. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
    Lion
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    Very good shot, well showing all the scaly detail and the beautiful pattern.
    Not all ID pics here are right or perfect, they just happened to be the first one.     Posted 9 years ago

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The Peninsular rock agama

The Peninsular rock agama or South Indian rock agama, ''Psammophilus dorsalis'', is a common species of agama found on rocky hills in south India. An allied species, ''Psammophilus blanfordanus'', is found in the Eastern Ghats, but north of the range of this species.

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2016. Captured Jan 1, 2016 11:02 in LIG Housing, Kukatpally Housing Board Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana 500072, India.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.