Biology:Acanthosaura crucigera

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Short description: Species of lizard

Acanthosaura crucigera
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Acanthosaura crucigera, Khao Luang National Park
Scientific classification edit
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.[2]

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.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1905924 entry