Acanthocercus phillipsii

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Acanthocercus phillipsii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Species:
A. phillipsii
Binomial name
Acanthocercus phillipsii
(Boulenger, 1895)

Acanthocercus phillipsii, Philipps's ridgeback agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. [2]

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References

  1. Spawls, S. (2021). "Acanthocercus phillipsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T20877943A20877959. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T20877943A20877959.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Acanthocercus phillipsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.