Acanthocercus cyanocephalus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Acanthocercus |
Species: | A. cyanocephalus |
Binomial name | |
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus (Falk, 1925) |
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus, also commonly known as Falk's blue-headed tree agama, is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae. It can be found in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a maximum length of up to 350 millimeters, the tree agama is large in its genus; however, its tail is small when compared with its size. Male lizards, with their blue heads, spotted bodies, and multipatterned tails, are clearly distinct from all other species. Blue-headed tree agamas are known to eat arthropods including spiders, caterpillars, ants, and termites.
References
- Baptista, N.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Acanthocercus cyanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136544007A136544025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136544007A136544025.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Acanthocercus cyanocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acanthocercus cyanocephalus |
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