(Dwarf) Turnip Tail Agama Xenagama batillifera

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The Vaillant's strange agama, shield-tail agama or turnip-tail agama (Xenagama batillifera), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[3] The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Geographic range

X. batillifera is limited to northwestern Somalia[4] and east Ethiopia.[5]

Reproduction

X. batillifera is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Spawls, S. (2021). "Xenagama batillifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T17451241A17451277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T17451241A17451277.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ "Xenagama batillifera". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  4. ^ Mazuch, Tomáš 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Tomáš Mazuch Publishing, 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-905439-0-4
  5. ^ Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp.


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Common Names


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  • Taxonomic Hierarchy


    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Reptilia

    Order: Squamata

    Family: Agamidae

    Genus: Xenagama

    Species: (Dwarf) Turnip Tail Agama Xenagama batillifera

    Conservation Status


    least concern (LC)

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