| Acanthosaura crucigera | |
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| Acanthosaura crucigera, Khao Luang National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosaura |
| Species: | A. crucigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885
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Acanthosaura crucigera (Thai: กิ้งก่าเขาหนามสั้น) is a species of lizard commonly known as the masked spiny lizard , Boulenger's pricklenape, or masked horned tree lizard. They are found in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Cambodia.[2]
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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wogan, G.; Lwin, K. (2018). "Acanthosaura crucigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T99928146A99928150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99928146A99928150.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Acanthosaura crucigera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 September 2015.
- ^ Chan-ard, Tanya; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin; Parr, John W. K. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0199876181.