Whilst birdwatching the Al Mehfar Park
area of Tanoumah I came across a few Yemen
Rock Agama Acanthocercus yemensis. The Yemen Rock Agama occurs
in northern Yemen and adjacent Saudi Arabia, but the limits of its distribution
in Saudi Arabia are currently not well known, although I have seen it as far
north as Bani Saad. It occurs from around 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level
mainly in rocky habitats. They occur both on the ground and climbing rocky
surfaces, including stone-walls and human habitations.
