Acanthocercus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species Common nameScientific nameAcanthocercus, The Reptile Database.IUCN Red List StatusDistributionPictureAnderson's rock agama, Hadramaut agamaAcanthocercus adramitanus (Anderson, 1896)Eritrean ridgeback agama, Eritrean rock agamaAcanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870)black-necked agama, black-necked ridgeback agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agamaAcanthocercus atricollis (A. Smith, 1849)Acanthocercus branchi Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer, 2012ZambiaAcanthocercus ceriacoi Marques, Parrinha, Santos, Bandeira, Butler, Sousa, Bauer, & Wagner, 2022Falk's blue-headed tree agamaAcanthocercus cyanocephalus (Falk, 1925)black-necked tree agama, blue-bellied ridgeback agamaAcanthocercus cyanogaster (Rüppell, 1835) black-necked agama, blue-headed tree agama, blue-throated agama, southern tree agamaAcanthocercus gregorii (Günther, 1894)Peter's ridgeback agamaAcanthocercus guentherpetersi Largen & Spawls, 2006Kivu blue-headed tree agamaAcanthocercus 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 agamaAcanthocercus minutus (Klausewitz, 1957)Phillips' ridgeback agamaAcanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger, 1895)Uganda blue-headed tree agamaAcanthocercus ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957)Acanthocercus yemensis (Klausewitz, 1954)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Acanthocercus.
References
Further reading (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Acanthocercus, new genus, p. 84). (in Latin).
External links (2008): Animal Diversity Web - Genus Acanthocercus. Retrieved 2008-MAR-20.