Acanthosaura aurantiacrista

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Acanthosaura aurantiacrista
Acanthosaura aurantiacrista (10.3897-BDJ.8.e48587) Figure 4.jpg
A. Adult male paratype; B. Adult female paratype; and C. Subadult male paratype
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthosaura
Species:
A. aurantiacrista
Binomial name
Acanthosaura aurantiacrista
Trivalairat, Kunya, Chanhome, Sumontha, Vasaruchapong, Chomngam, & Chiangkul, 2020

Acanthosaura aurantiacrista is a species of agama found in Northern Thailand. [1]

Acanthosaura aurantiacrista have dagger-like nuchal spine with bright yellow coloruation in males and orange-yellowish colouration in females. [2]

Ecology

Acanthosaura aurantiacrista reside in Northern Thailand's evergreen forests on hills up to at least 600m elevation. [2]


References

  1. Acanthosaura aurantiacrista at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.
  2. 1 2 Trivalairat, Poramad; Kunya, Kirati; Chanhome, Lawan; Sumontha, Montri; Vasaruchapong, Taksa; Chomngam, Nirut; Chiangkul, Krittiya (15 May 2020). "Acanthosaura aurantiacrista (Squamata: Agamidae), a new long horn lizard from northern Thailand". Biodiversity Data Journal. 8 e48587. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.8.E48587 . PMC   7244599 . PMID   32489275.