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Pale Agama – Tanoumah

Pale Agama – Tanoumah

December 22, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst in Tanoumah I found a lizard that looks like Pale Agama Trapelus pallidus hassion a large roadside boulder and another on a dry-stone wall in the Tanoumah area. The species is normally found in rocky areas and open plains, preferring vegetation areas. This lizard has a medium-sized body up to15 cm in length, with […]

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Yemen Rock Agama – Wadi Grosbeak

Yemen Rock Agama – Wadi Grosbeak

October 19, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

The Yemen Rock Agama occurs in northern Yemen and adjacent Saudi Arabia, but the limits of its distribution in Saudi Arabia are currently not well known, although I have seen it as far north as Bani Saad, where these individuals shown below were taken. It occurs from around 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level […]

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Anderson’s Rock Agama – Tanoumah

Anderson’s Rock Agama – Tanoumah

July 8, 2017December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington 1 Comment

Whilst birdwatching in the Tanoumah area, in the mountains of southwest Saudi Arabia, I came across a very well camouflaged Anderson’s Rock Agama. This species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it is found in west and south Arabia, from Taif (Saudi Arabia) in the north to Dhofar (Oman) in the east. It is […]

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Yemen Rock Agama at Al Mehfar Park – Thanoumah

Yemen Rock Agama at Al Mehfar Park – Thanoumah

June 15, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst birdwatching the Al Mehfar Park area of Tanoumah I came across a Yemen Rock Agama Acanthocercus yemensis. The Yemen Rock Agama occurs in northern Yemen and adjacent Saudi Arabia, but the limits of its distribution in Saudi Arabia are currently not well known. It occurs from around 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level […]

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