Acanthosaura aurantiacrista
Acanthosaura aurantiacrista is a species of agama found in Northern Thailand.[1]
| Acanthosaura aurantiacrista | |
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| A. Adult male paratype; B. Adult female paratype; and C. Subadult male paratype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 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
- Acanthosaura aurantiacrista at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.
- 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.
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