Acanthosaura nataliae

Acanthosaura nataliae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Acanthosaura
Species:	A. nataliae
Binomial name
	Acanthosaura nataliae; Orlov, T.Q. Nguyen & V.S. Nguyen, 2006

Last updated January 08, 2026

Acanthosaura nataliae is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, nataliae, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva.^[3]^: 187

Geographic distribution

Acanthosaura nataliae is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Acanthosaura nataliae is forest, at elevations of 350–1,400 m (1,150–4,590 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Acanthosaura nataliae is arboreal and diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

Acanthosaura nataliae is oviparous.^[1]^[2] Clutch size is as many as 16 eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Nguyen, T.Q.; Nguyen, N.S.; Stuart, B.L.; Phimmachak, S.; Neang, T.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K. (2018). "Acanthosaura nataliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99928179A99928181. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99928179A99928181.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Acanthosaura nataliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L.; Kalyabina-Hauf, S.A. (2011). "Species of Acanthosaura Gray, 1831 (Agamidae: Sauria, Reptilia) of Vietnam: Results of molecular and morphological study". Biology Bulletin. 35 (2): 178–186.
Bobrov, V.V.; Semenov, D.V. (2008). [ Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (in Russian).
Nguyen, V.S.; Ho, C.T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2009). The Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN 9783899734621. 768 pp.
Orlov, N.L.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Nguyen, V.S. (2006). "A New Acanthosaura Allied to A. capra Günther, 1861 (Agamidae, Sauria) from Central Vietnam and Southern Laos". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 13 (1): 61–76. (Acanthosaura nataliae, new species).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nguyen, T.Q.; Nguyen, N.S.; Stuart, B.L.; Phimmachak, S.; Neang, T.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K. (2018). "Acanthosaura nataliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99928179A99928181. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99928179A99928181.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[rdb-2] 1 2 3 Acanthosaura nataliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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