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title: "Southern Rock Agama"
description: "Agama atra — Reptielen. The southern rock agama or southern African rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae that occurs in Southern Africa in Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-rock-agama
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Southern Rock Agama

> Agama atra — Reptielen. The southern rock agama or southern African rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae that occurs in Southern Africa in Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

- Scientific name: *Agama atra*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11193
- Wikidata: [Q2826369](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2826369)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31150](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31150)

## Names

- en: Southern Rock Agama
- de: Südliche Felsenagame
- es: Agama de roca del sur
- fr: Agame sombre

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (10690), NA (117), LS (11), BW (10)

## Summary

The southern rock agama or southern African rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae that occurs in Southern Africa in Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It lives in small colonies on rocky outcrops, and the males are very conspicuous for their bright blue heads.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69141018

## Machine access

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