Agama gracilimembris

Agama gracilimembris or the Benin agama is a species of lizard native to Africa.^[1] It is found in the Afrotropical realm in the savanna^[2] as well as forests.

Agama gracilimembris
A preserved specimen at the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Agama
Species:	A. gracilimembris
Binomial name
Agama gracilimembris Chabanaud, 1918

Description

Agama gracilimembris is considered a dwarf agama; females are longer than males.^[3] Both females and males vary in color, however during the breeding season, the colors will become more dichromic.^[4] During this period, males will develop a dorsal pattern. The species is usually brown or black.

Distribution

Agama gracilimembris has a large distribution. It has been either confirmed or sighted in Chad, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.^[5]