An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys
Author
Kirchhof, Sebastian
Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & Museum fUr Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, GERMANY 3 Herpetology Section, National Museums of Kenya, P. O. Box 40658 - 00100, Nairobi, KENYA
Author
Wasonga, Victor
Author
Mazuch, Tomáš
Author
Spawls, Stephen
Author
Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta
text
Amphibian & Reptile Conservation
2023
e 324
2023-06-01
17
1 / 2
1
18
journal article
299969
10.5281/zenodo.12761910
cda73657-e098-4f17-922e-91d2c5b45fca
1525-9153
12761910
Agama rueppelli
Vaillant, 1882
Vouchers: NMK-375L/1-4 (field nos. SK16 1042, SK16 1074, SK16 1075, SK16 1094)
Distribution: AB (B), KA (B,
R
), KF (
R
),
LO
(B) Remarks: This species occurs in dry savannas and semi-deserts in lower elevations (
Spawls et al. 2018
). We recorded 25 individuals of this strictly terrestrial agama (
Fig. 4C
) in bushland at all sites except IL. Activity was high during all four study months, and individuals were observed to be active from 0900 h to 2200 h. The average
T
b
was 31.9 ± 3.0 °C (28.4–36.5 °C; N = 5) with
T
sub
ranging from 24–39 °C and
T
a
ranging from 27–36 °C.