Acanthocercus branchi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Agaminae
Genus: Acanthocercus
Species:

Acanthocercus branchi Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer, 2012: 22

Holotype: ZFMK 88682, adult ♂, collected by Philipp Wagner on 7 September 2005.
Type locality: “Dense Miombo woodland close to the Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) head office Chipata (approximate coordinates: -13.6053°, 32.6092°), Eastern Province, Zambia”.

Wagner, P., Greenbaum, E. & Bauer, A.M. 2012. A new species of the Acanthocercus atricollis complex (Squamata: Agamidae) from Zambia. Salamandra 48(1): 21–30. PDF Reference page.

Pietersen, D., Verburgt, L., Chapeta, Y. & Farooq, H. 2020. IUCN: Acanthocercus branchi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T20877922A20877924. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T20877922A20877924.en. Accessed on 04 August 2025.