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  • Scientific names
    • Stellio atricollis
    • Agama atricollis
    • Acanthocercus atricollis
    • Laudakia atricollis kuwuensis
    • Laudakia atricollis
  • English
    • Southern Tree Agama
    • Blue-throated Agama
    • Blue-headed tree agama
    • Black-necked (Ridgeback) agama
    • Black-necked Agama
  • German
    • Blaukehlagame

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What

Black-necked Agama Acanthocercus atricollis

Observer

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Date

Aug 8, 2010
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Black-necked Agama Acanthocercus atricollis

Observer

marcellc

Date

Nov 9, 2010 12:06 PM GMT

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Black-necked Agama Acanthocercus atricollis

Observer

rasaziz

Date

Mar 12, 2011

Description

They live in a wide range of habitats, from forest to savannah, even living in built up areas. This species can often be found scaling the sides of trees. In studies they were found to inhabit mainly Acacia Karroo and occasionally found in Protea Caffra and dead trees.
They range across most of central Africa down into South Africa including Ethiopia, Kenya, Congo, Angola and Namibia. You can find 12 different species of Agama in South Africa and inhabiting the North of the country, Acanthocercus Atricollis being one of these.
Normally a male displaying his colours won’t be far away from several females. These lizards tend to live in colonies with one dominant male and a group of females and other subordinate males.

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Description from Wikipedia

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.