Acanthocercus cyanogaster

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 cyanogaster

Species Authority:

(Rüppell, 1835)

Common Name/s:

English

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Black-necked Tree Agama

Synonym/s:

Agama cyanogaster (Rüppell, 1835)

Agama cyanogastra (Rüppell, 1835) [orth. error]

Stellio cyanogaster Rüppell, 1835

Taxonomic Notes:

Peters (1982) raised a number of subspecies of Agama cyanogaster (or what he referred to as such) to full species status.

Some taxonomists believe this species to be conspecific with Acanthocercus atricollis (Spawls et al. 2002).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Menegon, M. & Spawls, S.
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 cyanogaster has been assessed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution throughout eastern and southern Africa and the absence of any reported threats. It is also found in various habitats and has a large altitudinal range which suggests that this species is adaptable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has a patchy distribution but is found in many countries throughout southern and eastern Africa. It is found in Eritrea in the north, south through Ethopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It is also found northwest through Botswana to Namibia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southward to South Africa (Loveridge 1957). It can be found from sea level to a maximum altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. (Spawls et al. 2002).
Countries:	Native: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Somalia; Yemen
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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 found in moist savanna, dry savanna, shrubland, rocky outcrops, woodland, and forest clearings (Spawls et al. 2002).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species, however, in places its distribution coincides with protected areas. Further research into the taxonomy of this species should be carried out as there is still debate on the systematics.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species, however, in places its distribution coincides with protected areas. Further research into the taxonomy of this species should be carried out as there is still debate on the systematics.

Citation:	Menegon, M. & Spawls, S. 2010. Acanthocercus cyanogaster. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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