Acanthocercus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
| Common name1 | Scientific name2 | IUCN Red List Status | Distribution | Picture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson's rock agama, Hadramaut agama | Acanthocercus adramitanus (Anderson, 1896) | LC IUCN3 | |||
| Eritrean ridgeback agama, Eritrean rock agama | Acanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870) | LC IUCN4 | |||
| black-necked agama, black-necked ridgeback agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agama | Acanthocercus atricollis (A. Smith, 1849) | LC IUCN5 | |||
| Acanthocercus branchi Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer, 2012 | Zambia | ||||
| 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 IUCN6 | |||
| 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) | ||||
| Uganda blue-headed tree agama | Acanthocercus ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957) | ||||
| Acanthocercus yemensis (Klausewitz, 1954) | LC IUCN7 |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Acanthocercus.
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.
References
Acanthocercus, The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?taxon=&genus=Acanthocercus&submit=Search ↩
Acanthocercus, The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?taxon=&genus=Acanthocercus&submit=Search ↩
Wilms, T.; Sindaco, R.; Al Jumaily, M.M. (2012). "Acanthocercus adramitanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199598A2605798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199598A2605798.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199598/2605798 ↩
Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.K.; Ineich, I. (2018). "Acanthocercus annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T170363A20518757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T170363A20518757.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170363/20518757 ↩
Spawls, S. (2020). "Acanthocercus atricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110132395A20519412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110132395A20519412.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110132395/20519412 ↩
Spawls, S.; Menegon, M. (2019). "Acanthocercus cyanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T170365A1312539. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T170365A1312539.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170365/1312539 ↩
Al Jumaily, M.M.; Sindaco, R. (2012). "Acanthocercus yemensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199599A2605872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199599A2605872.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199599/2605872 ↩