French
DeutschSavigny's agama
| Savigny's agama | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Trapelus |
| Species: | T. savignii |
| Binomial name | |
| Trapelus savignii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837) | |
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Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Levant.
Etymology
[edit]Both the specific name, savignii, and the common name, Savigny's agama, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]T. savignii is found in Egypt,[4] Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitats of T. savignii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.[citation needed]
Conservation status
[edit]T. savignii is threatened by habitat loss.
Diet
[edit]The main source of water for Savigny's agama is its food, which consist of vegetables, insects, and small lizards.[citation needed]
Description
[edit]T. savignii has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of up to 25 cm (9.8 in), and its tail is almost as long as its SVL.[citation needed]
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Werner, Y.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Trapelus savignii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61587A12501400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61587A12501400.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Trapelus savignii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trapelus savignii, p. 233).
- ^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
Further reading
[edit]- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Agama savignii, new species, pp. 508–509). (in French).
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