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Blue-headed Agama

Acanthocercus atricollis ugandaensis

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

A fairly small lizard, greenish in colour.

Habitat:

Maramagambo Forest

Notes:

Maramagambo Forest is located in Bushenyi, Uganda, close to the border with The Congo. It is part of the Queen Elizabeth National Park and is located in the southern part of the forest.

Reference Links:

Agama (genus), Acanthocercus atricollis | The Reptile Database

Species ID Suggestions

Blue-headed Agama

Acanthocercus atricollis ugandaensis

Reference Link
Neil Ross
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Comments (4)
pamsai
Thank Neil, that looks like the one. I got side-tracked because the other ones I saw were so brightly coloured!
Liana
Well...whatever lizard it is - it's beautiful. Great shots Pam. Thank you for sharing :)
Neil Ross
I'll stand by my suggestion. Other common names include Black-necked (Ridgeback) Agama, Southern Tree Agama, Blue-throated Agama, Blue-headed Tree Agama. A.a.ugandaensis certainly fits the range of your spotting.
Neil Ross
Nice spotting, Pam. There seems to be a lot of colour variation within this species, but the reference link shows a few images. One of these may stand out for you. Another consideration is the Green-headed Tree Agama, but that's only because you say it's mostly green. The range of this species, however, seems to be more in the southern regions of Africa. Hope this helps to gain a definite ID. These are only suggestions.

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