The yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) is a common species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.

Yellow-spotted agama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Trapelus
Species:
T. flavimaculatus
Binomial name
Trapelus flavimaculatus
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms[2]
  • Trapelus flavimaculatus
    Rüppell, 1835
  • Agama flavimaculata
    Anderson, 1896
  • Agama jayakari
    Anderson, 1896
  • Trapelus flavimaculatus
    Joger, 1987

Geographic range

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T. flavimaculatus is found in arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.[1][2]

Habitat

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The yellow-spotted agama inhabits sandy or gravelly areas of desert and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Diet

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T. flavimaculatus feeds mostly on insects.[citation needed]

Behaviour

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The yellow-spotted agama is diurnal, and climbs on bushes to bask.[1]

Reproduction

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T. flavimaculatus is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is four to six eggs.[1]

Description

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Males of T. flavimaculatus are generally known by the remarkable blue colour on the ventral surface of the neck.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eid, E.K.A.; Soorae, P.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Els, J.; Al Johany, A.M.H. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Trapelus flavimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198524A217776323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T198524A217776323.en. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Species Trapelus flavimaculatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Anderson J (1896). A Contribution to the Herpetology of Arabia, With a Preliminary List of the Reptiles and Batrachians of Egypt. London: R.H. Porter. (Taylor & Francis, printers). 122 pp. (Agama flavimaculata, new combination, p. 31; Agama jayakari, new species, pp. 65–67).
  • Rüppell E (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Amphibien. Frankfurt am Main: S. Schmerber. (Trapelus flavimaculatus, new species, p. 12). (in German and Latin).
  • van der Kooij, Jeroen (2001). "The herpetofauna of the Sultanate of Oman: Part 3. The true lizards, skinks and monitor lizards". Podarcis 2 (1): 15–26.