Biology:Acanthocercus

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Acanthocercus
Southern Tree Agama 2348840851 rotated.png
Acanthocercus atricollis,
southern tree agama
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Agaminae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Fitzinger, 1843

Acanthocercus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Species

Common name[1] Scientific name[1] IUCN Red List Status Distribution Picture
Anderson's rock agama, Hadramaut agama Acanthocercus adramitanus
(Anderson, 1896)
LC IUCN[2] Acanthocercus adramitanus distribution.png Acanthocercus in Yemen 2006.jpg
Eritrean ridgeback agama, Eritrean rock agama Acanthocercus annectans
(Blanford, 1870)
LC IUCN[3] Acanthocercus annectens distribution.png Acanthocercus annectens.jpg
black-necked agama, black-necked ridgeback agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agama Acanthocercus atricollis
(A. Smith, 1849)
LC IUCN[4] Acanthocercus atricollis distribution.png Southern Tree Agama 2348840851 rotated.png
Acanthocercus branchi
Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer, 2012
Zambia Acanthocercus branchi 2.jpg
Acanthocercus ceriacoi
Marques, Parrinha, Santos, Bandeira, Butler, Sousa, Bauer, & Wagner, 2022
Falk's blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus cyanocephalus
(Falk, 1925)
black-necked tree agama, blue-bellied ridgeback agama Acanthocercus cyanogaster
(Rüppell, 1835)
LC IUCN[5] Acanthocercus cyanogaster distribution.png Blue-bellied Ridgeback Agama - Acanthocercus cyanogaster.jpg
black-necked agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agama Acanthocercus gregorii
(Günther, 1894)
Peter's ridgeback agama Acanthocercus guentherpetersi
Largen & Spawls, 2006
Kivu blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus kiwuensis
(Klausewitz, 1957)
Acanthocercus margaritae
Wagner, Butler, Ceriaco, & Bauer, 2021
Namibia and Angola
black-necked agama, black-necked ridgeback agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agama Acanthocercus minutus
(Klausewitz, 1957)
Phillips’ ridgeback agama Acanthocercus phillipsii
(Boulenger, 1895)
Acanthocercus phillipsii.jpg
Uganda blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus ugandaensis
(Klausewitz, 1957)
Acanthocercus yemensis
(Klausewitz, 1954)
LC IUCN[6] Acanthocercus yemensis distribution.png

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Acanthocercus.

References

Further reading

  • Fitzinger, L. (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Acanthocercus, new genus, p. 84). (in Latin).

External links

  • Myers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S. & Dewey, T.A. (2008): Animal Diversity Web - Genus Acanthocercus. Retrieved 2008-MAR-20.

Wikidata ☰ Q1755094 entry