Agama bocourti

Agama bocourti, also known commonly as Bocourt's agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Agama bocourti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Agama
Species:
A. bocourti
Binomial name
Agama bocourti

Etymology

The specific name, bocourti, is in honor of French zoologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.[2]

Geographic range

A. bocourti is found in Gambia and Senegal.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. bocourti is unknown.[1]

Reproduction

A. bocourti is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Ineich I, Schmitz A [in French] (2010). "Agama bocourti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T170367A6770113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170367A6770113.en.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Agama bocourti, p. 29).
  3. Agama bocourti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.

Further reading
  • Barts M, Wilms T (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt ". Draco 4 (14): 4–23. (in German).
  • Rochebrune A-T (1884). Faune de la Sénégambie. Paris: Octave Douin. 221 pp. (Agama bocourti, new species, Reptiles Plate XI, figures 3 & 4). (in French).
  • Wermuth H (1967). "Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Retilien. Agamidae". Das Tierreich 86: 1–127. (Agama bocourti, p. 10). (in German).



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