Southern Rock Agama
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Southern Rock Agama

Agama atra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park
1,345 Verified records at Table Mountain National Park
November 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1,345 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Table Mountain National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rock Agama sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1,345 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Rock Agama in Table Mountain National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rock Agama in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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