Agama rueppelli


Agama rueppelli, commonly known as the arboreal agama or Rüppell's agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, rueppelli, and one of the common names, Rüppell's agama, are in honor of German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

Geographic range

A. rueppelli is found in eastern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia.

Description

A small brown or reddish agama, A. rueppelli may reach a total length of. It has darker crossbars down the back, with a pale vertebral stripe.