---
title: "Namib Rock Agama"
description: "Agama planiceps — Reptielen. The Namib rock agama (Agama planiceps) is a species of agamid lizard that is native to granite rocky outcrops in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/namib-rock-agama
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Namib Rock Agama

> Agama planiceps — Reptielen. The Namib rock agama (Agama planiceps) is a species of agamid lizard that is native to granite rocky outcrops in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola.

- Scientific name: *Agama planiceps*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 1602
- Wikidata: [Q129188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129188)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31127](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31127)

## Names

- en: Namib Rock Agama
- de: Namibische Felsenagame
- es: Agama roquero de Namibia
- pl: Agama skalna

## Countries with the most observations

NA (1417), AO (95)

## Summary

The Namib rock agama (Agama planiceps) is a species of agamid lizard that is native to granite rocky outcrops in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321717799

## Machine access

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