Agama agama
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Indigenous / local names
No local or indigenous names recorded yet.
Status in Africa
Endemic to Africa
Occurrence records: Recorded mostly in Africa. 7,691 of 8,070 GBIF records (95%) are from Africa (checked 10/18/2026). A hint from GBIF and the genomes on this Hub, not an assessment: GBIF includes zoo and travel records.
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Sequence records
No sequence records yet.
One Health: known pathogen/reservoir associations
A real, citation-backed link between this species and a documented pathogen or wildlife reservoir host — see the Pathogen-Reservoir page (under One Health) for the full pilot list.
Documented pathogen associated with this species: Salmonella enterica Cosmopolitan
Landmark study establishing Agama agama as a natural intestinal host reservoir for Salmonella enterica
Evidence: COLLARD P, MONTEFIORE D. The agama lizard as reservoir of Salmonellae in Nigeria. Nature (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179164b0. PMID: 13400133. AFDSI-ASSOC-13
Curated by Ms Sarah C. Ihenko (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) · ORCID 0009-0009-8896-7809 ✓. Reviewed by the African DSI DataBank.