Acanthocercus annectens
Species of lizard
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Acanthocercus annectans, the Eritrean rock agama or Eritrean ridgeback agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2]
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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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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
Conservation
The species is listed as Least Concern with the species being quite abundant and populations being stable.[4] This species is still threatened by logging and annual and perennial non-timber crops.[4]
