Agama anchietae is one of eight species of agama found in Namibia, its distribution range in the upper half of the country covers desert, Karoo and savannah type biomes and overlaps with that of some of its congeners. Here, we describe its sexual dimorphism, reproductive traits, predation, diet and nematode infection, and compare and contrast each aspect among the three biomes as well as to published findings for three other Namibian congenerics, Agama etoshae, Agama aculeata aculeata and Agama planiceps planiceps. Interesting similarities and differences were found among the biomes as well as with the three congenerics. Our hypothesis that the aspects studied in A. anchietae would be more in line with those of A. a. aculeata and A. etoshae, with which it shares similarities in body colouration, social organisation and microhabitat utilisation, was only partially confirmed. This cautions against using morphological and ecological similarities between agamas as proxies for making life‐history strategy inferences.

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纳米比亚的Agama anchietae（Reptilia：Agamidae）的繁殖，捕食，性二态化和饮食

蜥蜴蜥蜴是在纳米比亚发现的八种蜥蜴之一，在该国上半部的分布范围包括沙漠，卡鲁和萨凡纳类型的生物群落，并与某些同类动物重叠。在这里，我们描述了它的性二态性，生殖性状，捕食，饮食和线虫感染，并比较和对比了这三个生物群系的各个方面，并公布了其他三个纳米比亚同类动物，Agama etoshae，Agama aculeata aculeata和Agama planiceps planiceps的发现。。在生物群系之间以及与三个同类动物之间发现了有趣的相似性和差异。我们的假设，即在A. anchietae中研究的方面将更符合答：aculeata和A. etoshae在体色，社会组织和微生境利用方面具有相似性，但仅得到部分证实。这告诫不要将agamas之间的形态和生态相似性用作进行生活史策略推断的代理。