These guys range from Liberia to Nigeria and are very abundant in all of the port areas -- I work on a ship. I refer to them as orange headed agamas, but sure they have another name. The males have orange heads, females are less colorful and have green speckles on the head.
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West African Lizards
rhino5
Sep 24, 2004 11:01 PM
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Paullywog
Sep 25, 2004 08:58 AM
Yep, that's definitely an agama of some sort. I have some field guide laying around here somewhere that has one of those guys in it that lives in africa. Ill dig around and see if i can find 'em! Cool pic!
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Paullywog
If it has scales or smooth wet skin... snatch it!!!
PHEve
Sep 25, 2004 09:51 AM
Its classified as A. Agama ( Agama Agama) and yeah, he is beautiful. The males usually brighten at breeding season.
I have a forum buddy who breeds these pretty lizards, with great success.
I never knew they would hang out near docks. I do know they hang on sides of buildings and such. Have you caught any?
Or do you just look at them and enjoy?
Thanks for the awesome pic! 
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