agama(n = noun.animal) - small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World;
is a kind of agamid, agamid lizard
is a member of genus agama
A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards. [1913 Webster]
agama, n. any Old World lizard of the genus Agama.
Etymology:
Carib