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#1805 · 🦎 reptiles

Southern Tree Agama

🇳🇱 Blauwkeelagame ·Acanthocercus atricollis

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe
Southern Tree Agama, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Paul Pratt · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The black-necked agama ( Acanthocercus atricollis ) is a species of tree agama that is native to East, Central and southern Africa. Its largest continuous range is in southeastern Africa, and it occurs at high densities in the Kruger National Park.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,214iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 4,214 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Southern Tree Agama
Nederlands
Blauwkeelagame
scientific name
Acanthocercus atricollis
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Agamidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
4,214
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Agamidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 872122, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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