Savigny's agama

Savigny's agama
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Trapelus
Species:	T. savignii
Binomial name
	Trapelus savignii; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
	Agama savignii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837; Phrynopsis savignyi ; Fitzinger, 1843; Agama savignii ; — Wermuth, 1967; Trapelus savignii ; — Macey et al., 2000;

Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Levant.

Etymology

Both the specific name, savignii, and the common name, Savigny's agama, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.[2]

T. savignii is found in Egypt,[3] Israel, and the Palestinian territories.

The natural habitats of T. savignii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.

T. savignii is threatened by habitat loss.

The main source of water for Savigny's agama is its food, which consist of vegetables, insects, and small lizards.

T. savignii has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of up to 25 cm (9.8 in), and its tail is almost as long as its SVL.

"Trapelus savignii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trapelus savignii, p. 233).
Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.