Agama lucyae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Agaminae
Genus: Agama
Species: Agama lucyae

Name

Agama lucyae Wagner & Bauer, 2011: 9

• Holotype: MCZ R-146689, young adult ♂, collected by T. Monath on 21 July 1964.
• Type locality: “Ethiopia: “Wollega” [probably Shewa or Kefa province] today either Oromiya or Southern Nation, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Omo River, 58 km NW of Soddo [=Sodo], about 1,300 m above sea level (a.s.l.). Coordinates: 7.27085°N, 37.37891°E [subsequently georeferenced]”.
• Etymology: Named after Lucy the famous hominid fossil of Australopithecus afarensis Johanson, White & Coppens, 1978, found in the Hadar area (the northern offshoot of the Rift System) of Ethiopia.

References

Primary references

• Wagner, P. & Bauer, A. 2011. A new dwarf Agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Ethiopia. Breviora 527(1): 1–19. BHL; PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Agama lucyae  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T17450712A17450716. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T17450712A17450716.en. Accessed on 09 December 2025.