Subspecies: Agama aculeata, Agama africana, red-headed rock agama, western rock agama, tropical spiny agama, southern rock agama, bibrons agama,bocourts agama, Somali agama, Mali agama, Elmenteita rock agama, insular agama, Nigeria agama, Etosha agama, Finch's agama, Malaba rock agama, Benin agama, common spiny agama, southern spiny agama, spiny ground agama, insular agama, Kakamega agama, southern rock agama, Lebreton's agama, Kenyan rock agama, montane rock agama, Mozambique agama ,Mucoso agama, false agama  

Ancestors - Iguanas, Agamidae, Agaminae

Closet livong relative - Agama agama is the most populous

The head, neck and shoulders of the Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama is either a bright violet or red, while the rest of their bodies are a deep blue color.

They are relatively docile, easy to care for, and under the right conditions, have an excellent lifespan of up to 25 years.

Males are generally larger than females. The most dominant male of the group will be arrayed in bright blue and red markings as well. Females will have a pair of enlarged scales near the vent; this is the cloaca.

Most agamas live in small groups with the dominant male ruling over several females and sub-males.

The agama is mostly a docile lizard except for a cock who defends his territory. There are several identifiable behaviors in this species (head nod, head bob, challenge display, threat display, fighting, and basking).

 Agama lizards breed all year round in captivity. However, reproduction occurs during the wet season in the wild. 

agama reproduces during the wet season although they are capable of reproducing nearly year round in areas of consistant rainfall

The male will approach the female from behind and head bob to her. If she accepts then she will arch her back with her tail and head raised. The male walks to her side and grasps her neck and puts his leg on the female's back, the pair swivel 90 degrees in order to bring their cloacas together and thrusts his tail onto her cloaca inserting his right or left hemipenes. This mating ritual usually lasts one to two minutes when the female will scurry away and the male also after several minutes

A clutch of four to eight eggs may be considered typical

Although they do not receive much care from their parents, it will take about eight to 10 weeks for the eggs to hatch. Each baby lizard will measure about 1.5 inches long with an additional 3-inch tail.

Females reach sexual maturity at age fourteen to eighteen months, males at two years. 

agamas live in the forest, in bush, among rocks and on crags,

Males are generally larger than females. The most dominant male of the group will be arrayed in bright blue and red markings as well. Females will have a pair of enlarged scales near the vent; this is the cloaca.

The agama is preyed upon by all kinds of different predators throughout their range, including snakes, birds, and small mammals.

Tail wagging, bright colours (some species capable of changing colour to attract mates), mouth gaping/display, inflation, body posture, head bobs and 'push-ups'.

Reptiles and amphibians often carry Salmonella bacteria in their digestive tracts. Even healthy reptiles and amphibians can carry the bacteria. People can get sick from Salmonella bacteria through contact with reptiles, amphibians, or their environments, including water from their tanks or aquariums.

Substrate impaction, internal parasites, bacterial infection, reproductive problems, protozoal infection and trauma

The structure of the group is rather loose and relaxed. There are no defined hierarchies apart from the lead male, also known as the cock, who has exclusive breeding rights with the females.

They compete over space, food and mates.

Because of their size and high population densities, they may pose a threat to small native insects and reptiles both by preying upon native species and competing with them for resources. Peter's rock agamas are often easy to see but can be difficult to catch.

Least concerend 

Population was not listed 

Population trend is stable