Acanthosaura meridiona TRIVALAIRAT, SUMONTHA, KUNYA & CHIANGKUL, 2022
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Acanthosaura meridiona
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Southern short-horned lizard F: Acanthosaurus à cornes courtes du sud Thai: kingkakhaownaamsunn tai G: Südlicher Kurzhornnackenstachler |
| Synonym | Acanthosaura meridiona TRIVALAIRAT, SUMONTHA, KUNYA & CHIANGKUL 2022 Acanthosaura armata — BLANFORD 1879: 130 (part) Acanthosaura crucigera — TAYLOR 1963: 870–874 |
| Distribution | S Thailand (Trang, Krabi, Nakhon Si Tammarat, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Satun) Type locality: Na Yong District, Trang Province, southern Thailand (7°57'57.9"N, 99°78'65.8"E), at 195 m asl. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: THNHM 28062, ethanol – preserved whole adult male individual, collected by Poramad Trivalairat (formerly TP.RE000013SO) on 28 April 2017 (Fig. 2). Paratype: Six ethanol – preserved whole individuals. Two adult males, QSMI1594 and THNHM28059 (formerly TP.RE000004SO and TP.RE000003SO, respectively), with the hemipenis everted and four adult females, QSMI1595, QSMI1596, THNHM28060, and THNHM28061 (formerly TP.RE000005SO, TP.RE000010SO, TP.RE000009SO, and TP.RE000011SO, respectively), from the same location, collection date and collector as the holotype (Fig. 3 – 4). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=7): A medium – sized species (maximum SVL 115.1 mm for males and 118.1 mm for females) with a single short conical spine above the posterior margin of the eye; small spine on the occiput between the tympanum and the nuchal crest; tympanum scaled, large, roundish; moderately developed gular pouch; small scales intermixed with medium keeled scales on the flanks with a random distribution; nuchal crest with slightly equal rows of 8 – 10 tiny semi – conical spines; large diastema of 10 – 16 scales between the nuchal and vertebral crests; vertebral crest composed of small equally sized saw – like scales beginning in the shoulder region and decreasing in size until the base of the tail; tail 1.07 – 1.61 of SVL; black collar and black eye patch present, extending posteriorly to reach the nuchal crest. (TRIVALAIRAT et al. 2022) Additional details (4084 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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