Acanthocercus atricollis

Acanthocercus atricollis

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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

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

Name

Acanthocercus atricollis (Smith, 1849)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.28.1 (formerly 1865.5.4.5).
• Type locality: “Interior of Southern Africa and the country near Port Natal”.

Combinations

• Agama atricollis Smith, 1849: 14 [original combination]
• Stellio atricolis [sic] — Bocage, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Agama cyanogaster atricollis — Klausewitz, 1953 [subsequent combination]
• Acanthocercus atricollis — Baig & Böhme, 1997 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Stellio capensis Duméril in Duméril & Duméril, 1851: 106
• Stellio nigricollis Bocage, 1866: 43

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 3. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Spawls, S. 2020. IUCN: Acanthocercus atricollis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110132395A20519412. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110132395A20519412.en. Accessed on 20 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Blaukehlagame
• English: Black-necked agama, Southern Tree Agama