Acanthocercus kiwuensis (KLAUSEWITZ, 1957)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Kivu Blue-headed tree agama G: Kivu-Blaukehlagame
Synonym	Agama atricollis kiwuensis KLAUSEWITZ 1957: 167 Agama atricollis kiwuensis — WERMUTH 1967: 9 Acanthocercus kiwuensis — WAGNER et al. 2018: 805
Distribution	Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Type locality: Kissenji, Kiwu-See.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ZMB 23906 fide Wagner et al. 2018: 805; Paratype: ZFMK 95267 (ex-ZMB 54824), male, Kissenji, Kivu-See, Rwanda, collected by STEINMANN and STEIN, no collecting date.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Klausewitz 1957: 167 Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .68 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Distribution: See map in Wagner et al. 2018: 808 (Fig. 16).
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Klausewitz, W. 1957. Eidonomische Untersuchungen über die Rassenkreise Agama cyanogaster und Agama atricollis. 2. Die Unterarten von Agama atricollis. Senckenbergiana biologica 38: 157-174 Wagner, Philipp; Eli Greenbaum, Aaron M Bauer, Chifundera Kusamba & Adam D Leaché 2018. Lifting the blue-headed veil – integrative taxonomy of the Acanthocercus atricollis species complex (Squamata: Agamidae). African Journal of Herpetology - get paper here Wermuth, Heinz 1967. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien. Agamidae. Das Tierreich 86: 1-127
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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