Savigny's agama

Savigny's agama
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Trapelus
Species:	T. savignii
Binomial name
	Trapelus savignii; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Synonyms
	Agama savignii ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837; Phrynopsis savignyi ; Fitzinger, 1843; Agama savignii ; — Wermuth, 1967; Trapelus savignii ; — Macey et al., 2000;

Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Levant.

Etymology[edit]

Both the specific name, savignii, and the common name, Savigny's agama, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.^[3]

T. savignii is found in Egypt,^[4] Israel, and the Palestinian territories.

The natural habitats of T. savignii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.^{[citation needed]}

T. savignii is threatened by habitat loss.

The main source of water for Savigny's agama is its food, which consist of vegetables, insects, and small lizards.^{[citation needed]}

T. savignii has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of up to 25 cm (9.8 in), and its tail is almost as long as its SVL.^{[citation needed]}

^ Werner, Y.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Trapelus savignii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61587A12501400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61587A12501400.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Trapelus savignii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trapelus savignii, p. 233).
^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.