Biology:Acanthocercus cyanocephalus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Acanthocercus cyanocephalus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Species:
A. cyanocephalus
Binomial name
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus
(Falk, 1925)

Acanthocercus cyanocephalus, also commonly known as Falk's blue-headed tree agama, is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae. It can be found in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a maximum length of up to 350 millimeters, the tree agama is large in its genus; however, its tail is small when compared with its size. Male lizards, with their blue heads, spotted bodies, and multipatterned tails, are clearly distinct from all other species. Blue-headed tree agamas are known to eat arthropods including spiders, caterpillars, ants, and termites.[2]

References

  1. Baptista, N.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Acanthocercus cyanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T136544007A136544025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136544007A136544025.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136544007/136544025. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Acanthocercus cyanocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.

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