Ground Agama
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Ground Agama

Agama aculeata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
70 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Agama aculeata, the ground agama, is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae, found in most of sub-Saharan Africa (Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, Southern Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Eswatini). Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Ground Agama sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ground Agama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Ground Agama sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ground Agama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Ground Agama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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