You are here » home › advanced search › search results › Acanthocercus minutus

Acanthocercus minutus (KLAUSEWITZ, 1957)

IUCN Red List - Acanthocercus minutus - Least Concern, LC
iNaturalist logo

Can you confirm these amateur observations of Acanthocercus minutus?

Add your own observation of
Acanthocercus minutus »

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: Google images

Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Blue-headed tree agama, Black-necked (Ridgeback) agama, Southern Tree Agama, Blue-throated Agama
G: Blaukehlagame 
SynonymAgama atricollis minuta KLAUSEWITZ 1957: 170
Agama atricollis loveridgei KLAUSEWITZ 1957: 170
Agama atricollis loveridgei — WERMUTH 1967: 9
Acanthocercus minutus — WAGNER et al. 2018: 807 
DistributionEthiopia, Kenya

Type locality: Dscheffedenza, Shoa, Abessinien.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMB 29A89 adult male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Klausewitz 1957: 171


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 .48 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentDistribution: See map in Wagner et al. 2018: 804 (Fig. 14).

Genome: Colston et al. 2025. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin minutus, small, insignificant, given the small size of the species compared to its congeners. 
References
  • Colston, Timothy J., Stacy Pirro, and R. Alexander Pyron. 2025. The Complete Genome Sequences of 101 Species of Reptiles. Biodiversity Genomes, February - get paper here
  • Klausewitz, W. 1957. Eidonomische Untersuchungen über die Rassenkreise Agama cyanogaster und Agama atricollis. 2. Die Unterarten von Agama atricollis. Senckenbergiana biologica 38: 157-174
  • Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
  • 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  
Is it interesting? Share with others:


Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator