Yellow-spotted agama

The yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) is a common species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.

Geographic range
T. flavimaculatus is found in arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula in Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Habitat
The yellow-spotted agama inhabits sandy or gravelly areas of desert and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m.

Diet
T. flavimaculatus feeds mostly on insects.

Behaviour
The yellow-spotted agama is diurnal, and climbs on bushes to bask.

Reproduction
T. flavimaculatus is oviparous. Clutch size is four to six eggs.

Description
Males of T. flavimaculatus are generally known by the remarkable blue colour on the ventral surface of the neck.