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Philipps’ Ridgeback Agama
Acanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger, 1895)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger, 1895)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1895)
- Common name
- Philipps’ Ridgeback Agama
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Acanthocercus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAgaminae
- genusAcanthocercus
- speciesAcanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger, 1895)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthocercus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-necked tree agamaAcanthocercus cyanogaster (Rüppell, 1835) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peter’s Ridgeback AgamaAcanthocercus guentherpetersi Largen & Spawls, 2006 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocercus yemensis (Klausewitz, 1954) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eritrean Ridgeback AgamaAcanthocercus annectans (Blanford, 1870) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kivu Blue-headed tree agamaAcanthocercus kiwuensis (Klausewitz, 1957) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uganda Blue-headed tree agamaAcanthocercus ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocercus margaritae Wagner, Butler, Ceríaco & Bauer, 2021 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocercus branchi Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anderson's Rock AgamaAcanthocercus adramitanus (Anderson, 1896) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-necked (Ridgeback) agamaAcanthocercus atricollis (Smith, 1849) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Agama phillipsii Boulenger, 1895 Boulenger, 1895 | synonym |
| Agama trachypleura Peters, 1982 Peters, 1982 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Acanthocercus&species=phillipsii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64CL5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.