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Starred Agama
IntermediateStellagama stellio
A robustly built agama with strongly keeled, spiny scales along the back and tail. The whorled, spiny tail makes up about two-thirds of the total length. It is the only agamid native to Europe, and breeding males take on reddish or orange tones.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Temperature
25〜32℃
Lifespan
8-12 years
Size
Males up to 38cm, females 30-35cm total length
Humidity
40〜70%
Diet
Omnivorous: mainly insects such as crickets, beetles and grasshoppers, plus small lizards, young mice and some plant material
About
The starred agama (Stellagama stellio) is an agamid lizard ranging from the Middle East into south-eastern Europe. Males reach 38 cm and females 30-35 cm, with a robust build and powerful limbs armed with long claws. Strongly keeled, spiny scales run along the back and are especially developed around the eardrums, jaws, tail and legs, and the whorled, spiny tail accounts for about two-thirds of the total length. Colour ranges from pale to dark grey and brown, turning almost black under strong sun; yellowish rhomboid blotches often appear on the back, and breeding males take on reddish or orange tones. It is the only agamid native to Europe, though the populations in northern Greece, Corfu, Malta and around Alexandria in Egypt result from human introduction. Strongly heliophilic, it stays active even where air and ground temperatures reach 60 C. It usually lives in groups comprising a dominant male, subordinate males, several females and subadults.
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Lifespan of the Starred Agama
The Starred Agama lives 8-12 years.
Size of the Starred Agama
The Starred Agama grows to Males up to 38cm, females 30-35cm total length.
Basic Info
Origin
Northern Saudi Arabia, Iraq, south-western Syria, southern Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the Sinai Peninsula, northern Egypt, Anatolia in Turkey, Cyprus and Greece including Central Macedonia and some Aegean islands, on sun-exposed rocks, buildings, ruins, stone walls and the trunks of trees in open groves
Lifespan
8-12 years
Care Specifications
Semi-aggressiveGroupBreeding: Moderate
Sources: Reptile Database: Laudakia stellio / Wikipedia (German): Hardun / Wikipedia (English): Laudakia stellio
References & Sources
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Taxonomy & Authority
Accepted name: Stellagama stellio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Lacerta stellio Linnaeus, 1758, Agama stellio (Linnaeus, 1758), Laudakia stellio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Authority databases: GBIF · Reptile Database
Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.
Regulations & Conservation Status
Not CITES-listed
It is not listed on the CITES appendices (no records on Species+). This species is not included in the designated special animals under the Animal Protection Act enforcement order, nor is it designated as a regulated invasive species under the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Sources: CITES Species+ (species not listed)
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