Acanthosaura aurantiacrista TRIVALAIRAT, KUNYA, CHANHOME, SUMONTHA, VASARUCHAPONG, CHOMNGAM & CHIANGKUL, 2020
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Acanthosaura aurantiacrista
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Thai: kingkakhaownaam seesom E: orange crested horned lizard G: orangeverzierter gehörnter Nackenstachler F: Acanthosaurus à crête orange |
| Synonym | Acanthosaura aurantiacrista TRIVALAIRAT, KUNYA, CHANHOME, SUMONTHA, VASARUCHAPONG, CHOMNGAM & CHIANGKUL 2020 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Mae Hong Son) Type locality: Thailand, Mae Hong Son Province; Mae Sariang District; 18°09'02.8"N; 97°58'50.2"E (WGS84), 728 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: THNHM 28064, adult female; paratypes: THNHM, QSSMI (Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok Province, Thailand) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Acanthosaura aurantiacrista sp. n. is differentiated from all other congeners by this combination of characters: A large size (maximum SVL 130.1 mm for males and 119.3 mm for females) and a single long conical spine above the posterior margin of the eye; a large spine on the occiput between the tympanum and nuchal crest; tympanum naked, large, roundish; large developed gular pouch; scales on flanks randomly intermixed with small keeled and small tubercle scales; large nuchal crest with 8 large dagger-like and pointed spines; narrow diastema with 8-9 scales between the nuchal and vertebral crests; vertebral crest composed of large dagger-like, pointed spines beginning at the shoulder region and decreasing in size until the base of the tail; nuchal and dorsal crests are orange in females and yellow in males; tail 1.40-1.70 times the SVL; and black collar and black eye patch present, extending posteriorly until reaching the nuchal crest. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 134 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Trivalarat et al. 2020: 17 (Fig. 5). |
| Etymology | Named after the Latin words aurantiaco (orange) and crista (crest). The name refers to a distinctive characteristic of the first discovered female specimen, which exhibited nuchal and dorsal crests with an orange colour. |
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