Mul'ataa Agama
Racial Magic
♨️Emryl's Charge
Can absorb and store up heat inside their bodies. They can convert this to energy, strengthen their body with it or re-release it like an aura at will. Most often used for chasing down prey or evading predators.
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by Lee Stepp
Can absorb and store up heat inside their bodies. They can convert this to energy, strengthen their body with it or re-release it like an aura at will. Most often used for chasing down prey or evading predators.
Kalitho's Skin
by Lee Stepp
Can emit light and various colors from their skin, controlling their colors and pigments freely. Can also imitate the appearance of their environment, becoming invisible with enough skill, or giving off bright or blinding flashes.
A colorful lizard native to the largest regions of Alkelbulan. These are a dramatic and showy species, often facing off and competing for dominance when they aren't basking or hunting. They can be found in cities and villages or skittering between scrub and rocks, chasing after insects. It is a wonder at all that they are capable of stealth with their boisterous behavior, colorful bodies and blatant basking but at the slightest hint of a predator, perhaps a Paraa Falcon overhead or hungry Wata Jackal, they are quick to camoflage themselves by matching the appearance of their surroundings. It is essential for any predator to catch them by surprise, however, as they can store dangerous amounts of heat as they bask every morning, capable of releasing this all at once in the face of an unwary aggressor or perhaps a blinding flash of light!
Basic Information
Anatomy
by Lee Stepp
Original Ancestor
Rainbow Agama/Rock Agama
Lifespan
Length
Coloration
Genetics and Reproduction
Only the head male is allowed to mate, females only responding to males presenting dominant colors. The male will head bob at a female and she might provoke him into a chase before they mate. They usually reproduce during the wet season. The females dig 2 inch deep holes in wet, sandy soil and underneath patches of grass. She lays 5-7 eggs which hatch within 8-10 weeks. All eggs with a temperature of 84 F (29 C) will be male while those incubated at 79-81 F (26-27 C) will be female. Babies measure at 1.5 in (3.7 cm) with a 3 in (7.5 cm) long tail. Females will be sexually mature at 14-18 mo while males need two years to mature.
Ecology and Habitats
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Agama thrive in arid conditions, active during all but the hottest hour of the day. They can live in urban, rural and wild areas so long as there are enough insects to eat. This includes desert, sand dunes (erg), savannah, grassland, forest, rainforest, scrubland and mountains. They live mostly in Kasar Wuta, Gaarreen Ho'aa and Nyasi za Rangi but can also be found in the less intense regions of the Shamsi Desert and Kemet.
Dietary Needs and Habits
by Lee Stepp
Mul'ataa agama are mainly insectivorous but like many reptiles, they are opportunistic ominvores. They might eat small mammals like the Qafz Jerboa, smaller reptiles and vegetation like flowers, grasses and fruit. Most of their diet consists of ants, grasshoppers, beetles and termites. Agama practice a sit and wait tactic, hiding in vegetation, under rocky outcroppings or in the shade until prey comes into sight. They will chase prey down and use their tongue to cature them, covered with mucous glands for keeping hold of them. They often put their stored heat to use in these chases, empowering their muscles with the energy for intense bursts of speed or feats of strength!
Behaviour
by Lee Stepp
These lizards live in small groups led by a single head male, males often squabbling for dominance. This single male leads a group of half a dozen females and subordinate males. Subordinates can only have their own group by defeating a head male or by establishing their own territory. They center this territory around an object, usually a tree, rock or boulder which they all gather on to bask. Males are extremely territorial of this object, even towards larger species, and agama are excellent climbers. The whole group can be seen basking here together between 10 am to noon, males taking the best spots first.
Because this species has such a strict social structure, they've developped a number of gestures and postures to communicate. Most of this consists of head or full body bobbing alongside use of their gular sac and ability to change color! The head male will often bob or nod his head to broadcast his position and he might make a threat display if he feels challenged, either when another male attempts to mate with one of his females or if they present dominant coloration. This display involves rapid bobbing of his head and body with his gular sac fully extended. The challenger will either back down and retreat or choose to stand their ground, giving their own challenge display. Both contenders will change their colors to dark brown heads and pale blue-gray gular sacs, charging at each other in several bluffs with their mouths agape. It is a very theatrical event! If neither male is willing to back down, they will turn and strike each other with their tails, often clamping onto their opponent's tail with a powerful bite!
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