Southern Rock Agama
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Southern Rock Agama

Agama atra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
47 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern rock agama or southern African rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae that occurs in Southern Africa in Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It lives in small colonies on rocky outcrops, and the males are very conspicuous for their bright blue heads. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Ground Agama
LC

Ground Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Agama aculeata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rock Agama in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Rock Agama in Addo Elephant National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rock Agama in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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