Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama
Mwanza Flat-headed Rock AgamaMwanza Flat-headed Rock AgamaMwanza Flat-headed Rock AgamaMwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama

Agama mwanzae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
173 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is a lizard reptile in the family Agamidae, found in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya. It lives in semideserts and can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes. The male's head, neck, and shoulders are bright red or violet, while the body is dark blue. The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from female agamas of other species. This lizard is often confused with the red-headed rock agama (Agama agama). Males preferably have around five breeding partners and are highly territorial. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Kakamega Agama
LC

Kakamega Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Agama kaimosae

Insufficient data
Gregory's Blue-headed Agama
LC

Gregory's Blue-headed Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acanthocercus gregorii

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
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 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama in Masai Mara National Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Masai Mara National Reserve