Species of Thailand
Phuket tree dragon
Acanthosaura phuketensis, Olivier S. G. Pauwels, Montri Sumontha, Kirati Kunya, Awat Nitikul, Phamon Samphanthamit, Perry L. Wood Jr & Larry Lee Grismer, 2015
(In Thai: กิ้งก่าเขาหนามภูเก็ต, ging ga khaow naam Phuket)
Site notes
This newly described species is found in Southwestern Thailand, from Phuket Island and Phuket mountain range on mainland Thailand.
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Acanthosaura
- Species
- Acanthosaura phuketensis
Common names
- German: Phuket-Nackenstachler
- English:
- Phuket tree dragon
- Phuket horned tree agamid
- French: Acanthosaure de Phuket
- Dutch: Phuketstekelnekagame
- Thai: กิ้งก่าเขาหนามภูเก็ต, ging ga khaow naam Phuket
Synonyms
- Acanthosaura phuketensis, Olivier S. G. Pauwels, Montri Sumontha, Kirati Kunya, Awat Nitikul, Phamon Samphanthamit, Perry L. Wood Jr & Larry Lee Grismer (2015)
- Acanthosaura cf. crucigera, Montri Sumontha et al. (2015)
- Acanthosaura cf. crucigera, Montri Sumontha et al. (2012)
- Acanthosaura crucigera, Ulrich Manthey (2008)
- Acanthosaura crucigera, Olivier S. G. Pauwels et al. (2002)
- Acanthosaura crucigera, Olivier S. G. Pauwels et al. (2000)
- Acanthosaura crucigera, Wolfgang Grossmann & Frank Tillack (2000)
- Acanthosaura cf. crucigera, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
- Acanthosaura armata, Oskar Boettger (1887)
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Range Map
- Kathu District, Phuket
- Khao Lak - Lam Ru National Park
- Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khlong Yan Wildlife Sanctuary (s/e)
- Ngao Waterfall National Park
- Phang-nga Wildlife Nursery Station
- Phunphin District, Surat Thani
- Tha Sae District, Chumphon
- Thalang District, Phuket