Acanthosaura phongdienensis NGUYEN, JIN, VO, NGUYEN, ZHOU, CHE, MURPHY & ZHANG, 2019
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Acanthosaura phongdienensis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Acanthosaura phongdienensis NGUYEN, JIN, VO, NGUYEN, ZHOU, CHE, MURPHY & ZHANG 2019 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Thua Thien-Hue) Type locality: 16° 28’ 03.6” N, 107° 16’ 40.8” E, at Phong Dien Nature Reserve, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam, about 197 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ 10695, an adult male collected on 22 October 2010 by Robert W. Murphy, Wei-Wei Zhou, Ba Dinh Vo, Luan Thanh Nguyen, and Sang Ngoc Nguyen. Paratypes: ROM 48013 and ITBCZ 6830, adult males; KIZ 10657, KIZ 10697, and ITBCZ 6831, adult females; and KIZ 10617, a sub-adult male (Table 3). Other data were the same as for the holotype except for KIZ 10464, which was collected in September 2010 at an elevation of 1019 m a.s.l. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Medium size, SVL 73–77 mm in males and 59–65 mm in females; TL much longer than SVL; rostral scute entire; nuchal spine at middle of nuchal crest and tympanum; tympanum naked; postorbital spine about one half of ED; nuchal and dorsal crests continuous (Figs. 2–4); lateral scales small, intermixed with large, keeled scales whose keels point backward and back-upward; SL 9–12; IL 10–11. 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 1689 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet phongdienensis refers to the Vietnamese name Phong Ðiền Nature Reserve where the new species was discovered. |
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