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When to see Ground Agama in Pilanesberg National Park
Ground Agama are most active during the day (07:00 to 18:00).
This is Ground Agama's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Pilanesberg National Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
About the Ground Agama
A stocky, ground-living agamid of arid and semi-arid savanna, most easily seen in the Kalahari. It is olive to reddish-brown, sometimes grey or yellowish, with four or five paired darker blotches down the back and a creamy-white to pink belly. It lives on open sandy ground and in dry riverbeds, sheltering in burrows or under low bushes, and basks in the open on bare patches and low mounds. Breeding males develop striking blue on the sides of the head.
How to identify the Ground Agama
Look for a squat, triangular-headed lizard pressed flat on open sand rather than on rocks or tree trunks. The paired dark blotches along the back and the rounded snout separate it from the rock-living agamas; breeding males show blue on the sides of the head.
Other species to look for in Pilanesberg National Park
Other parks where you can see Ground Agama
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