Acanthosaura grismeri LE, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ZIEGLER, DO, NGO, 2025
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Acanthosaura grismeri
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Acanthosaura grismeri LE, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ZIEGLER, DO, NGO 2025: 378 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Dak Lak) Type locality: evergreen forest of Krong Bong, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam (12.4567°N, 108.63882°E, at an elevation of 989 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. IEBR R.6353 (Field number BMT.2023.1), adult male, collected on 18 April 2023 by H.N. Ngo and D.T. Do. Paratypes. IEBR R.6354, R.6355, R.6356 (BMT.2023.2, 3, 4), adult males, collected on 18 April 2023; IEBR R.6357 (BMT.2023.5), adult female, IEBR R.6358 (BMT.2023.6), adult male, collected on 15 October 2023; and IEBR R.6359, R.6360 (BMT.DTD.1, 2), adult males, and IEBR R.6361 (BMT.DTD.3), adult female, collected on 6 December 2024. All paratypes were collected in Krong Bong forest, Dak Lak Province, near coordinates of the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately sized agamid lizard (SVL 77.20–91.83 mm in males, 102.70–113.09 mm in females); head triangular, relatively long (HL/SVL 0.27–0.29, HW/SVL 0.19–0.20), tail relatively long (TAL/SVL 1.21–1.44), postorbital and occipital spines present; gular pouch relatively undeveloped; 7–10 scales between nasals; 2–4 scales and four or five scales bordering mental and rostral scale, respectively; 10–12 supralabials; 11 or 12 infralabials; nuchal crest comprising 7–10 spines; dorsal crest present, underdeveloped; single row of vertebral scales followed the dorsal crest; nuchal and dorsal crests continuous, comprising small spines; lateral scales small, intermixed with large, keeled scales; keels directed backward and obliquely upward; number of subdigital lamellae 12–16 on fourth finger and 20–24 on fourth toe (Table 3); black nuchal collar present; dorsum with black bands on some males but absent in others; black patch extending from eye to anterior edge of tympanum absent; color of dorsal surface green in males but dark-brown in females with scattered black spots; black or brown thick lines radiate upward and ventrally from orbit, and a faint white line edged posteriorly in brown extends from eye to corner of mouth. (Le et al. 2025) 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 6891 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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