Savigny's agama

Savigny's agama
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Agaminae
Genus:	Trapelus
Species:	T. savignii
Binomial name
Trapelus savignii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
Agama savignii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Phrynopsis savignyi Fitzinger, 1843 Agama savignii — Wermuth, 1967 Trapelus savignii — Macey et al., 2000

Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii ) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

Etymology

Both the specific name, savignii, and the common name, Savigny's agama, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.^[2]

Geographic range

T. savignii is found in Egypt,^[3] Israel, and the Palestinian territories.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Diet

The main source of water for Savigny's agama is its food, which consist of vegetables, insects, and small lizards.

Description

Its body length is up to 25 cm (9.8 in), and its tail is almost as long as its body.

Sources

• Werner Y, El Din SB (2005). Trapelus savignii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

References

1. "Trapelus savignii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trapelus savignii, p. 233).
3. Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.

Further reading

• 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).