Biology:Acanthocercus annectens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocercus |
| Species: | A. annectans
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| Acanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870)
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Acanthocercus annectans, the Eritrean rock agama or Eritrean ridgeback agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2]
Description
The Eritrean rock agama has irregular black lines and a white line down the centre of the line.[3] Its scales are small, and its head is subtriangular, and flat.[3] Its nose is blunt, ended by a rostral scale, and the frenal region being depressed.[3] The tail is longer than the body and head, and the chin is covered in small rhomboidal scales decreasing in size.[3]
Habitat and Ecology
The Eritrean rock agama lives in forests, savannas, inland wetlands, inland cliffs and mountain peaks.[4] They live in loose groups with large males often sharing living spaces.[4] They eat insects and arthropods, most of it being ants.[4]
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern with the species being quite abundant and populations being stable.[4] This species is still threatened by logging and annual and perennial non-timber crops.[4]
References
- ↑ Spawls, S., Malonza, P. & Ineich, I. (2018). "Acanthocercus annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T170363A20518757.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170363/20518757.
- ↑ Acanthocercus annectans at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Observations on the geology and zoology of Abyssinia, made during the progress of the British expedition to that country in 1867-68
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "www.iucnredlist.org". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 27 January 2014. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170363/20518757#habitat-ecology.
Wikidata ☰ Q2822511 entry
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