Acanthocercus annectans
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocercus |
| Species: | A. annectans |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870) | |
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Acanthocercus annectans, the Eritrean rock agama or Eritrean ridgeback agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2]
Description
The Eritrean rock agama has irregular black lines and a white line down the centre of the line.[3] Its scales are small, and its head is subtriangular, and flat.[3] Its nose is blunt, ended by a rostral scale, and the frenal region being depressed.[3] The tail is longer than the body and head, and the chin is covered in small rhomboidal scales decreasing in size.[3]
Habitat and Ecology
The Eritrean rock agama lives in forests, savannas, inland wetlands, inland cliffs and mountain peaks.[1] They live in loose groups with large males often sharing living spaces.[1] They eat insects and arthropods, most of it being ants.[1]
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern with the species being quite abundant and populations being stable.[1] This species is still threatened by logging and annual and perennial non-timber crops.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.K.; Ineich, I. (2018). "Acanthocercus annectans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T170363A20518757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T170363A20518757.en. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Acanthocercus annectans at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Blanford, W. T. Observations on the geology and zoology of Abyssinia, made during the progress of the British expedition to that country in 1867-68.