Southern Rock Agama
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Southern Rock Agama

Agama atra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
218 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
August 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Garden Route National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Rock Agama in Garden Route National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rock Agama in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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