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Basic information
Acanthocercus atricollis
Black-necked (Ridgeback) agama
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusTree agamas
- Czech name
- Agama modrá
- English name
- Black-necked (Ridgeback) agama
- Alternative names
- Agama černokrká, Black-necked Agama, Blaukehlagame, Blue-headed tree agama, Blue-throated Agama, Ridgeback Agama, Southern Tree Agama
- Synonyms
- Agama atricollis, Stellio capensis, Stellio nigricollis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 171 mm
- Body mass
- max 177.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 34 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.9 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 39.4–40.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.5–1.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–17 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 64CL4 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10041 · dryad-v5