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title: "Southern Tree Agama"
description: "Acanthocercus atricollis — Reptielen. Acanthocercus atricollis, the black-necked agama or southern tree agama, is a species of tree agama that is native to East, Central and southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-tree-agama
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Tree Agama

> Acanthocercus atricollis — Reptielen. Acanthocercus atricollis, the black-necked agama or southern tree agama, is a species of tree agama that is native to East, Central and southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Acanthocercus atricollis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 4072
- iNaturalist taxon: [872122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/872122)

## Names

- en: Southern Tree Agama
- de: Blaukehlagame
- es: Agama de Cabeza Azul

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3437), ZW (191), MZ (117), BW (81), SZ (80), MW (23)

## Summary

Acanthocercus atricollis, the black-necked agama or southern tree agama, 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocercus_atricollis

## Photo

![Southern Tree Agama](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-tree-agama/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Kirsten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136949113

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-tree-agama?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).