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What you looking at?  Agama agama,Geotagged,Norway,Red-headed Rock Agama or Common Agama Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Cool! Do you know the name of this reptile?

    EDIT: I think I found the name, see to the right.
    Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

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The Common Agama, Red-headed Rock Agama, or Rainbow Agama is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family, found in most of Subsaharan Africa.

It can often be seen in the heat of the day. In the breeding season, the males develop dramatically colorful markings, the head and neck and tail turning bright orange, and the body dark blue. Outside of the breeding season, the male is a plain brown. The females and juveniles are always more cryptically marked. This lizard can be found climbing.. more

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Michał Łotocki

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2012. Captured Aug 18, 2012 10:22 in St. Olavs Gate 2, 0165 Oslo, Norway.
  • NIKON D300S
  • f/2.2
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm