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Acanthosaura crucigera

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Species of lizard

Acanthosaura crucigera
Acanthosaura crucigera, Khao Luang National Park
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthosaura
Species: A. crucigera
Binomial name
Acanthosaura crucigera
Boulenger, 1885
Synonyms
  • Acanthosaura crucigera Boulenger 1885: 302
  • Acanthosaura horrescens Lönnberg 1916 (fide Smith 1935)
  • Goniocephalus armatus crucigerusSmith 1935: 160

Acanthosaura crucigera (Thai: กิ้งก่าเขาหนามสั้น) is a species of lizard commonly known as the masked spiny lizard, Boulenger's pricklenape, or masked horned tree lizard. They are found in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Cambodia.

They have a distinct diamond-shaped black mark on the upper side of the neck and measure about 25 cm (9.8 in) in total, snout to tip of the tail.

References

  1. Wogan, G.; Lwin, K. (2018). "Acanthosaura crucigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T99928146A99928150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99928146A99928150.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Acanthosaura crucigera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 September 2015.
  3. Chan-ard, Tanya; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin; Parr, John W. K. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0199876181.

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Taxon identifiers
Acanthosaura crucigera
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