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Series 4, Volume 64, No. 8 
Squamata 
Family Agamidae 
Agama tassiliensis Geniez, Padial and Crochet, 2011: 32, figs. 2, 3, 4, 6a (Figs. 10-11) 
2011 Agama tassiliensis Geniez, Padial and Crochet, Systematics of North African Agama (Reptilia: 
Agamidae): a new species from the central Saharan mountains. Zootaxa, 3098:26^-6. 
Holotype.— MNHN 2010.0632; “Tassili n’Ajjer (south-eastern Algeria), 5 km south-south-west from 
Iherir [WGS84 25.3500°N/ 8.3911°E/ 1428m a.s.l.].” 
Agama impalearis [part], Le Berre 1989:120. 
Agama impalearis [part], Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:285. 
Agama impalearis [part], Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008:143. 
Agama tassiliensis, Trape, Trape and Chirio 2012:154. 
Distribution.— The central Sahara, in the highland areas surrounding the Tassili n’Ajjer and 
Ahaggar (Hoggar), Algeria, Air Mountains, Niger, Adjar des Ifhoras, Mali, and Tibesti, Chad. In 
Libya it occurs in the southwest of the country in the region of the Akakus Mountains (Tadrart Aca- 
cus) and Messak Settafet Plateau (Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008; Trape et al. 2012). 
Libyan records (Map 7): FEZZAN: 
Ghat : 230: PGe.860; Geniez et al. 2011. 231: 
PGe.999; Geniez et al. 2011. 234: Essghaier et 
al. 2015. 237: Sindaco, pers. obs. 4/20/2008. 
238: Sindaco, pers. obs. 4/21/2008. 240: Sinda¬ 
co, pers. obs. 4/21/2008. 241: Sindaco, pers. 
obs. 4/21/2008. 242: CUP R 139; Frynta et al. 
2000. 246: Kratochvil et al. 2002; Essghaier et 
al. 2015. 248: ZCT 2006.73; Ibrahim 2008a. 
249: MCSN 1855; Zavattari 1937. 256: MCSN 
1786, 1828; Scortecci 1934, 1937b. 257: Sin¬ 
daco, pers. obs. 4/21/2008. 258: CUP R 134; 
Frynta et al. 2000. 260: Sindaco, pers. obs. 
4/22/2008. 261: PGe.854; Geniez et al. 2011. 
263: CUP R 132; Frynta et al. 2000. Wadi al 
Hayaa : 266: PGe.920; Geniez et al. 2011. 267: 
Sindaco pers. comm. 4/24/2008. Sabha : 281: 
MCSN 1773. Murzuo : 265: CUP R 135; Fryn¬ 
ta et al. 2000; NMBA-REPT 17812; ZFMK 63669; Geniez et al. 2011; Sindaco pers. comm. 
4/24/2008. 292: PGe.867; Geniez et al. 2011. “Sahara tripolitain”: Angel and Lhote 1938. 
Comments.— Geniez et al. (2011) recently described this central Saharan endemic from the 
Agama impalearis complex. Agama impalearis sensu stricto is now restricted to Western Sahara, 
Morocco, and adjacent areas of northwestern Algeria (Gonsalves et al. 2012). Trape et al. (2012) 
plotted the records of Geniez et al. (2011) at a 1° scale. Agama tassiliensis is the only member of 
its genus occurring in Libya and we have assumed that all pre-2011 references to A. impalearis are 
referable to it. MCSN 1787 is purportedly from near coastal town of Misratah (not mapped), and 
this is certainly in error. Although most earlier authors suggested a Libyan distribution similar to 
that depicted here, Le Berre (1989) included all but the far southeastern portion of the country with¬ 
in the distribution of A. impalearis. 
IUCN Threat Status.— Least Concern. 
Map 7. Distribution of Agama tassiliensis in Libya. 
