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Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896
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.
Kenyan Rock Agama (Agama lionotus elgonis), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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Open encyclopedia reference
Agama lionotus is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. It is commonly referred to as the Kenyan rock agama, and is often confused with the red-headed rock agama.
Wikipedia contributors, Agama lionotus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:15:52.999996+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1896
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Agama
- 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
- genusAgama
- speciesAgama lionotus Boulenger, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Agama. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ground AgamaAgama armata Peters, 1854 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern African Rock AgamaAgama atra Daudin, 1802 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's AgamaAgama boulengeri Lataste, 1886 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| West African AgamaAgama africana (Hallowell, 1844) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benoue AgamaAgama doriae Boulenger, 1885 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Benin AgamaAgama gracilimembris Chabanaud, 1918 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Etosha AgamaAgama etoshae Mclachlan, 1981 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Finch’s agamaAgama finchi Böhme, Wagner, Malonza, Lötters & Köhler, 2005 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Spiny AgamaAgama hispida (Kaup, 1827) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elmenteita Rock AgamaAgama caudospinosa Meek, 1910 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lucy’s AgamaAgama lucyae Wagner & Bauer, 2011 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mwanza flat-headed agamaAgama mwanzae Loveridge, 1923 | 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 agama elgonis Lönnberg, 1922 Lönnberg, 1922 | synonym |
| Agama lionotus usambarae Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 | synonym |
| Agama elgonis Lönnberg, 1922 Lönnberg, 1922 | synonym |
| Agama agama usambarica Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 | synonym |
| Agama colonorum usambarae Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 | 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=Agama&species=lionotus 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.
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:65JSD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.