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Acanthocercus atricollis, South Africa

Acanthocercus atricollis, South Africa
LaughingDove, 7 Dec 2014
    • LaughingDove
      Taken December/January 2012/13 Kruger National Park, South Africa. Can anyone identify this. It could be very obvious but since I don\'t know much about reptiles I am not sure.
    • vogelcommando
      For surtain an Agma-species , not sure about the species.
    • LaughingDove
      Thanks VC, anyone able to tell species?
    • Hix
      Definitely an agamid, but genus Acanthocercus. This one is probably A. atricollis.
    • Kifaru Bwana
      To be more precise: this is Acanthocercus atricollis atricollis (SMITH 1849) - Southern tree or blue-throated agama. The species is widely distributed across East, North-East Africa down through parts of C.A.R. and Tanzania to the arc Angola-Namibia and Rep. of South Africa.

      The genus Acanthocerus has 10 species in all and is more or less this part of the world and Middle East / Near East.
    • LaughingDove
      Thank you both :)
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