Blue-headed agamas can be found anywhere on rocks in Rooiels and the surrounding area. You might even see them sunning themselves on a fence pole.

These agamas are where there is food, primarily insects, including ants. They are agile reptiles and can quickly catch a passing butterfly or moth.

In Rooiels, they have been spotted on the lower slopes of the mountain right down to the rocks above the high-water mark. They can change their colour to some extent to blend in with their surroundings.

The male agama’s head becomes bluer during the mating season, or when he is excited or angry. He has a delightful way of doing push-ups to show off.

The female is greyish, almost charcoal. She will quickly dig a hole where there is an open patch in the fynbos – you’ll see a lot of sand flying – to lay her elongated eggs. Then she covers the hole again.

Die koggelmander het sy Afrikaanse naam gekry omdat hy sy kop koggelagtig op en af beweeg, veral wanneer hy nuuskierig of senuweeagtig is, of as daar ’n oulike koggelmander-dametjie op die rots sit.

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Click for Video : A Southern Rock Agama story in Rooiels

Some more information

Distribution
The natural range of this species is over the entire South Africa and Botswana, excluding only sandy areas of the Northern Cape and portions of the Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

Description
This rather sociable agama is normally found in small groups or colonies. It grows up to about 25 cm and has a thin dorsal crest that runs the length of its body. It typically has a short, plump body and a thin tail, with a triangular head. During the breeding season, the heads of the males become bright blue. The males also take to sitting on top of prominent rocks and are therefore a common sight in mountainous areas of South Africa. The females and young are a more uniform greyish-brown and are much more shy.
These active, diurnal lizards normally hunt small insects such as ants and termites. They sometimes adjust to living near urban areas and can even live in rocky gardens. However, the increasingly dense populations of domestic cats being kept as pets in suburban areas have unfortunately led to a decline in population, as these introduced predators tend to kill all the agamas in the immediate area. Agama atra's natural predators in the wild include the fiscal shrike and various snakes. Agama atra is also easy prey for eagles and larger reptiles. Under attack the Agamas go into hiding and will only return once the danger is over. Some Agamas are kept as household pets and generally have a good relationship with their pet owners.
A. atra has some ability to change colour, although not to the same extent as chameleons, of which the Agamidae are a sister group. When a male agama in breeding colouration is approached by a potential predator, it will lie flat against a rock and lose the intense breeding colours in favour of more cryptic colouration. A dominant male usually occupies a high point in the area and performs a push up display and head nodding to warn off intruders.

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