Acanthocercus yemensis

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 yemensis

Name

Acanthocercus yemensis (Klausewitz, 1954)

• Holotype: SMF 48174, ♂.
• Type locality: “Sana, Yemen, Arabien”.

Synonyms

• Agama cyanogaster yemensis Klausewitz, 1954: 143 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Agama yemensis – Peters, 1982 [subsequent combination]
• Stellio yemensis – Joger & Arano, 1987 [subsequent combination]
• Acanthocercus yemensis – Schätti & Gasparetti, 1994 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Klausewitz, W. 1954. Eidonomische Untersuchungen über die Rassenkreise Agama cyanogaster und Agama atricollis. 1. Der Rassenkreis der Agama cyanogaster. Senckenbergiana biologica 35: 137–146.

Links

• Al Jumaily, M.M. & Sindaco, R. 2012. IUCN: Acanthocercus yemensis  (). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199599A2605872. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199599A2605872.en. Accessed on 16 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Yemen Ridgeback Agama