Agama boueti

Agama boueti, also known commonly as the Mali agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Agama boueti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Agama
Species:	A. boueti
Binomial name
Agama boueti Chabanaud, 1917

Etymology

The specific name, boueti, is in honor of Georges Bouet (1869–1957), who was a French ornithologist and physician.^[2]

Geographic range

A. boueti is found in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, and Senegal.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. boueti are savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas.^[1]

Description

A small lizard,^[3] A. boueti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in), and a total length (including a long tail) of 22.2 cm (8.7 in).^[4]

Diet

A. boueti preys upon grasshoppers, ants, beetles, and other small arthropods. It also eats succulent plants.^[1]

Reproduction

A. boueti is oviparous.^[3]