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Southern Tree Agama
Suidelike Boomkoggelmander · Acanthocercus atricollis
A handsome tree lizard where breeding males flash a brilliant blue head and shoulders to show off and warn rivals. Usually grey-brown for camouflage, they sit head-up on tree trunks doing 'push-ups' to claim their patch. They feed mostly on ants and other insects. Quick and watchful, they dart around to the far side of a trunk when people come too close.
Log your Southern Tree Agama sighting — free →How to identify it
A flat-bodied tree lizard on a trunk; breeding males have a vivid cobalt-blue head and do bobbing push-up displays.
Where to see it in Kruger
Found on large trees in wooded savanna across the park, often seen clinging head-up to trunks in rest camps and picnic spots.
Did you know
A male's head turns bright electric blue when he's excited, then fades back to dull brown when he calms down!
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