Shield-tailed agama

Shield-tailed agama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Xenagama
Species:
X. taylori
Binomial name
Xenagama taylori
(Parker, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Agama (Xenagama) taylori
    Parker, 1935
  • Agama taylori
    Wermuth, 1967
  • Xenagama taylori
    Lanza, 1983

The shield-tailed agama (Xenagama taylori), also known commonly as the dwarf shield-tailed agama, Taylor's strange agama, and the turnip-tailed agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

  1. ^ Spawls, S. (2021). "Xenagama taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T17451283A17451292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T17451283A17451292.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Xenagama taylori at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.