Tropical Spiny Agama
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Tropical Spiny Agama

Agama armata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
5 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tropical spiny agama, northern ground agama, or Peter's ground agama (Agama armata) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The species is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), southwestern Kenya, and central Tanzania. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Spiny Agama sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park

Mozambique Agama
LC

Mozambique Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Agama mossambica

Insufficient data
Kirk's Rock Agama
LC

Kirk's Rock Agama

Reptile

Agama kirkii

Insufficient data
Southern Tree Agama
LC

Southern Tree Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthocercus atricollis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Spiny Agama in Liwonde National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Spiny Agama sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tropical Spiny Agama in Liwonde National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Spiny Agama in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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