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Xenagama wilmsi

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Xenagama wilmsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Xenagama
Species:
X. wilmsi
Binomial name
Xenagama wilmsi
Wagner [de], Mazuch, & Bauer, 2013

Xenagama wilmsi, the Wilms' agama, shield-tail agama, or turnip-tail agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

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The specific name, wilsmi, is in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Wilms "in recognition of his important contributions to North African and Arabian reptiles in general and the spiny-tailed agamid genera Uromastyx and Saara in particular".[2]

Geographic range

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X. wilmsi is found in Ethiopia[1][2][3] and Somalia.[1]

Reproduction

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X. wilmsi is oviparous.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Spawls, S. (2021). "Xenagama wilmsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44647819A44647821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T44647819A44647821.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Xenagama wilmsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ Mazuch, Tomáš 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Tomáš Mazuch Publishing, 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-905439-0-4