Savigny's agama

Species of lizard

Savigny's agama

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Trapelus
Species:	T. savignii
Binomial name
*Trapelus savignii* (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Synonyms ^[2]
Agama savignii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Phrynopsis savignyi Fitzinger, 1843 Agama savignii — Wermuth, 1967 Trapelus savignii — Macey et al., 2000

Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Levant.

Etymology

Both the specific name, savignii, and the common name, Savigny's agama, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.^[3]

T. savignii is found in Egypt,^[4] Israel, and the Palestinian territories.

The natural habitats of T. savignii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.^{[citation needed ]}

T. savignii is threatened by habitat loss.

The main source of water for Savigny's agama is its food, which consist of vegetables, insects, and small lizards.^{[citation needed ]}

T. savignii has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of up to 25 cm (9.8 in), and its tail is almost as long as its SVL.^{[citation needed ]}

^ Werner, Y.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Trapelus savignii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T61587A12501400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61587A12501400.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Trapelus savignii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trapelus savignii, p. 233).
^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-979-2.