The Mwanza Flat-headed Agama is a lizard found in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya.
The lizard has an uncanny resemblance to the Marvel superhero Spiderman.
Almost fittingly, this delightful color combination is specific only to the male population of the species.
The females of this Agama species are dull brown.
After all there is no Spiderwoman, is there?
The Mwanza Flat-headed Agama can often be seen in the heat of the day basking on rocks or kopjes.
Two years photographer Roy Daines captured an image of the lizard while on holiday in Kenya.
Demand for the unusual pet soared soon after.
Their recent rise to stardom has pet lovers and Spiderman fans clambering to buy the lizard as pets.
Agamas is known to make good pets, as they become tame and docile if handled regularly.
However, they require specialist equipment in the UK to maintain their temperature.
They also require a special balanced diet of locusts, crickets, mealworms and waxworms.
An adult Mwanza Flat-headed Agama can grow up to a foot long.
Mwanza Flat-headed Agama can do another trick that Spiderman cannot it can change colour.
The brightly coloured males can change brown at night or if frightened.
These colours may change again depending on the dominant male’s mood.
[viaArk in Space]
