Something very odd

The Blue Headed Tree Agama. It is a lizard. And Chad and his guests saw one yesterday on our reserve.

There are 37 species of the Agama family, across the whole of Africa, ranging from sizes of 12  – 30 cm. They are generally insect eaters, and fairly common.

This specific species has only the males with blue heads, who become more prominently blue during the mating season. They are also the largest sub-species of the Agama, with a body length of 30cm, and sometimes even more. Males are larger than females, and they mate with several females in their “territory”.

Surprisingly little is known or to be found about this species, and I am not sure why that is. They are beautiful lizards after all, and always impress our guests with their most unusual shape and colors. As I always say, it is not all about the Big5, most definitely not! It is these creatures that very often amaze our guests the most, and there are hundreds of curious and “never heard about them” animals around on our reserve, and that’s what our guests are surprised about the most. Everyone knows the Big5, but these guys are the surprise sightings, and our guests love that. And so do we.

Many thanks to Chad for the beautiful shot!

Blue Headed Tree Agama as spotted yesterday
Blue Headed Tree Agama as spotted yesterday