Acanthocercus adramitanus

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Acanthocercus adramitanus
Acanthocercus in Yemen 2006.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Species:
A. adramitanus
Binomial name
Acanthocercus adramitanus
(Anderson, 1896)
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Synonyms[2]
  • Agama adramitana
    Anderson, 1896
  • Agama cyanogaster adramitana
    — Klausewitz, 1954
  • Agama adramitana
    — Arnold, 1980
  • Acanthocercus adramitanus
    — & , 1994
  • Laudakia adramitanus
    — & , 1999
  • Acanthocercus adramitanus
    — & Wilms, 2003

Acanthocercus adramitanus, also known commonly as Anderson's rock agama or the Hadramaut agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.

Geographic range[]

A. adramitanus is a found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.[2]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of A. adramitanus is rocky areas, at altitudes of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) or less.[1]

Description[]

A. adramitanus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15 cm (5.9 in). The tail is long, about twice SVL. Females are slightly smaller than males. Females may be bluish, and males may be intensely blue.[3]

Diet[]

A. adramitanus preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction[]

A. adramitanus is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Wilms T, , (2012). "Acanthocercus adramitanus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199598A2605798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199598A2605798.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Acanthocercus adramitanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Arnold EN (1980). "The Reptiles and Amphibians of Dhofar, Southern Arabia". Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report No. 2: 273–332. (Agama adramitana, pp. 291–292).

Further reading[]

  • Anderson J (1896). A Contribution to the Herpetology of Arabia with a Preliminary List of the Reptiles and Batrachians of Egypt. London: R.H. Porter. (Taylor & Francis, printers). 122 pp. (Agama adramitana, new species, pp. 31–33).
  • , Wilms T (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt ". Draco 4 (14): 4–23. (in German).
  • , (1994). "A Contribution to the herpetofauna of Southwest Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 348–423. (Acanthocercus adramitanus, new combination, p. 366).
  • , (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7


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