Agouti Basic Facts

The Agouti is a rodent that lives in Middle America, northern and central South America, and southern Lesser Antilles. The scientific name is Dasyprocta. The Agouti weighs about 2.4- 6 kg (5.3- 13.2 lb) and is around 44.5- 76 cm (17.5- 29.9 in) long. Their fur colour can be either brown, red, dull orange, grey, or black. They give birth to about 2- 4 young in a period of 3 months. The Agoutis that live in Trinidad and Tobago are known for being fast runners and they chase dogs throughout the course of the day. Some of the Agouti species are Azara's Agouti, the Black Agouti, the Coiban Agouti, Kalinowski's Agouti, and the Mexican Agouti.

Agama Recap

The Agama is a small lizard that lives in Asia, Africa, and Europe. There are 60 species across the world and 37 across Africa. They are 12.5- 30 cm (5 in- 1 ft)  long and eat small mammals and reptiles, flowers, grasses, fruit, seeds, berries, and eggs of lizards and birds. The female Agama's fur colour is green or brown and the male's is either brown, grey, red, blue, or yellow. Agama's are sometimes called rainbow lizards and have a lifespan of around 25- 28 years. They live in savannas, arid regions, and rocky outcrops.

Agama Quiz Answers

Here are this week's quiz answers,

1. Africa-37  Total-60 
2. 12.5- 30 cm (5 in- 1 ft)
3. Small mammals, small reptiles, flowers, grasses, fruit, seeds, berries, and eggs of other lizards and birds
4. Green or brown
5. Brown, grey, red, blue, or yellow
6. Rainbow lizards
7. 25- 28 years
8. Asia, Africa, and Europe
9. Savannas, arid regions, and rocky outcrops
10. Reptiles

Agama Quiz

Here is this week's quiz,

1. How many species of Agama live in Africa? How about in total?

2. How long are they?

3. What do they eat?

4. What colour scales does the female Agama have?

5. What colour scales does the male Agama have?

6. What are the Agama's sometimes called?

7. How long is their lifespan?

8. Where do they live?

9. What type of places do they live in (I.E. woodlands)?

10. What group of animal are they from (I.E. birds)?

Agama Basic Facts

The Agama is a reptile (lizard) that lives in Africa, Asia, and Europe. 60 species of the Agama live across that territory and 37 across just Africa. They're 12.5-30 cm (5 in-1 ft) in length. The Agama eats lots of food like small mammals, small reptiles, flowers, grasses, fruit, seeds, berries, and eggs of other lizards and birds. The female and male Agama's have different scale colours. The  scales are green or brown and the male's are brown, grey, red, blue, or yellow. Agama's are sometimes known as rainbow lizards because of their colourful scales. They have a lifespan of around 25-28 years. This animal lives in parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia that have savannas, rocky outcrops, and arid regions.