Acanthosaura crucigera

Acanthosaura crucigera (Thai: กิ้งก่าเขาหนามสั้น) is a species of lizard commonly known as Masked Spiny Lizard Boulenger's pricklenape or masked horned tree lizard. They are found in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Cambodia.[1]

Acanthosaura crucigera
Acanthosaura crucigera, Khao Luang National Park
Scientific classification
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 crucigerus — Smith 1935: 160

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.[2]

References
  1. Acanthosaura crucigera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 September 2015.
  2. Chan-ard, Tanya; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin; Parr, John W. K. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0199876185.


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