---
title: "Kenyan Rock Agama"
description: "Agama lionotus — Rettili. Agama lionotus is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/kenyan-rock-agama
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kenyan Rock Agama

> Agama lionotus — Rettili. Agama lionotus is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

- Scientific name: *Agama lionotus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2009
- Wikidata: [Q2601154](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2601154)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31155](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31155)

## Names

- en: Kenyan Rock Agama
- de: Ostafrikanische Siedleragame
- es: Agama Roquero de Kenia

## Countries with the most observations

KE (1080), TZ (54), ET (9)

## Summary

Agama lionotus is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. It is commonly referred to as the Kenyan rock agama, and is often confused with the red-headed rock agama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agama_lionotus

## Photo

![Kenyan Rock Agama](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kenyan-rock-agama/medium.jpg)

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317220858

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kenyan-rock-agama?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).