NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Desert Agama
Trapelus mutabilis (Merrem, 1820)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trapelus mutabilis (Merrem, 1820)
- Name authority
- (Merrem, 1820)
- Common name
- Desert Agama
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Trapelus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAgaminae
- genusTrapelus
- speciesTrapelus mutabilis (Merrem, 1820)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trapelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Arabian Plain AgamaTrapelus agnetae (Werner, 1929) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-spotted AgamaTrapelus flavimaculatus Rüppell, 1835 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-throated AgamaTrapelus rubrigularis Blanford, 1875 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Baluch ground agamaTrapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Steppe AgamaTrapelus sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trapelus savignii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sahara AgamaTrapelus tournevillei (Lataste, 1880) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anderson's AgamaTrapelus persicus (Blanford, 1881) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trapelus boehmei Wagner, Melville, Wilms & Schmitz, 2011 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Afghan Ground AgamaTrapelus megalonyx Günther, 1864 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schmitz’ AgamaTrapelus schmitzi Wagner & Böhme, 2006 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Agama aspera Werner, 1893 Werner, 1893 | ambiguous synonym |
| Agama latastii Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885 | synonym |
| Agama leucostygma Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Agama inermis Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Trapelus aegyptius Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Agama nigrofasciata Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Agama deserti Lichtenstein, 1823 Lichtenstein, 1823 | synonym |
| Agama loricata Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Agama mutabilis Merrem, 1820 Merrem, 1820 | ambiguous synonym |
| Agama pallida Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Agama gularis Reuss, 1834 Reuss, 1834 | synonym |
| Trapelus aegyptius Duvernoy ex Cuvier, 1848 Duvernoy ex Cuvier, 1848 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Trapelus&species=mutabilis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57XYQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.