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Ridgeback Agamas
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Ridgeback Agamas

Acanthocercus

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

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species

Tree Agama Complex

complexAcanthocercus atricollis

Anderson's Rock Agama

speciesAcanthocercus adramitanus

Eritrean Ridgeback Agama

speciesAcanthocercus annectans

Yemen rock agama

speciesAcanthocercus yemensis

Blue-bellied Ridgeback agama

speciesAcanthocercus cyanogaster

Philipps’ Ridgeback Agama

speciesAcanthocercus phillipsii

Kunene Ridgeback Agama

speciesAcanthocercus margaritae

Cangandala Ridgeback Agama

speciesAcanthocercus ceriacoi

Peter’s Ridgeback Agama

speciesAcanthocercus guentherpetersi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31425.