Acanthocercus annectans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Agaminae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Species: Acanthocercus annectans

Name

Acanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870)

• Holotype: BMNH 1869.11.4.12, ♂.
• Type locality: “littore maris Erythraei in montibus Habessinicis ad elev. circa 2,000 ped.”, restricted to “Sooroo” [= Suru Pass], Eritrea, by Loveridge (1957).

Combinations

• Agama annectans Blanford, 1870: 446 [original combination]
• Agama cyanogaster annectens — Klausewitz, 1954: 144 [subsequent combination]
• Stellio annectens — Lanza, 1983: 208 [subsequent combination]
• Acanthocercus annectens — Baig & Böhme, 1997 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Blanford, W.T. 1870. Observations of the geology and zoology of Abyssinia, made 1867-68. McMillan: London. xii + 487 pp.

Links

• Spawls, S., Malonza, P.K. & Ineich, I. 2018. IUCN: Acanthocercus annectans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T170363A20518757. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T170363A20518757.en. Accessed on 22 February 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Eritrean Rock Agama