''Acanthocercus'' is a
genus of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
s in the
family Agamidae
Agamidae is a family (biology), family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards.
Overview
phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ...
. The genus is
endemic to
Africa and the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
.
Species
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Nota bene'': A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Acanthocercus''.
References
Further reading
* (1843). ''
Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Acanthocercus'', new genus, p. 84). (in Latin).
External links
* (2008): Animal Diversity Web
Genus ''Acanthocercus'' Retrieved 2008-MAR-20.
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Agamid lizards of Africa
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger