Acanthocercus annectens

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	AGAMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acanthocercus annectens

Species Authority:

(Blanford, 1870)

Common Name/s:

English

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Eritrean Rock Agama

Synonym/s:

Agama annectans Blanford, 1870 [orth. error]

Agama annectens Blanford, 1870

Agama cyanogaster subspecies annectens Blanford, 1870

Stellio annectens (Blanford, 1870)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Ineich, I.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Acanthocercus annectans has been assessed as Least Concern owing to its large distribution in northeast Africa. No major threats have been reported across the full extent of its range and this species is is not known to be undergoing significant population declines.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species extends from Eritrea, through northern and eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia to northeast Kenya. This species is found at altitudes between sea level and approximately 2,100 m above sea level. The species has also been recorded in southern Ethiopia (Largen and Spawls 2006). Its type locality is Sooroo Pass in Southern Eritrea.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia; Somalia
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is associated with rocky hills and outcrops in dry savanna and semi-desert country.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species. Habitat loss and land degradation due to fuelwood extraction and agricultural expansion are localized threats within this species' range but do not significantly affect the species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species. Habitat loss and land degradation due to fuelwood extraction and agricultural expansion are localized threats within this species' range but do not significantly affect the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed, for this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed, for this species.

Citation:	Ineich, I. 2010. Acanthocercus annectens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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