Acanthocercus phillipsii

Acanthocercus phillipsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

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

Name

Acanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger, 1895)

• Holotype: BMNH 1895.6.14.11, ♂.
• Type locality: “Goolis Mountains, 60 miles inland of Berbera, and between them and the sea”.

Combinations

• Agama phillipsii Boulenger, 1895: 167 [original combination]
• Agama cyanogaster phillipsii — Klausewitz, 1954: 145 [subsequent combination]
• Stellio phillipsi — Lanza, 1983: 208 [subsequent combination]
• Acanthocercus phillipsi — Baig & Böhme, 1997 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Agama trachypleura Peters, 1982
  • Holotype: ZMB 37109.
• Type locality: “Erithrea, Nord-Äthiopien”.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G. A. 1895. On the reptiles and batrachians obtained by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 16: 165–169. BHL

Links

• Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Acanthocercus phillipsii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T20877943A20877959. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T20877943A20877959.en. Accessed on 22 February 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Philipps’ Ridgeback Agama