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Acanthosaura prasina ANANJEVA, ERMAKOV, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, MURPHY, LUKONINA & ORLOV, 2020

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAcanthosaura prasina ANANJEVA, ERMAKOV, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, MURPHY, LUKONINA & ORLOV 2020 
DistributionVietnam (Gia Lai, Kon Tum), elevation 800 to 1700 m

Type locality: Kon Chu Rang NR, the Broad of Kon Chu Rang (14.311 °N 108.363 °E), Gia Lai Province, Vietnam.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Adult male ZISP 30745, collected on October 19, 2018 collected by N. L. Orlov and L. K. Iohanssen at an elevation of 1100 m a.s.l.
Paratypes: Three specimens including two adult males: 1) ZISP 30746 from Kon Chu Rang NR, the Broad of Kon Chu Rang (14.311 °N, 108.363 °E), collected on October 2019, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, with other collection information same as holotype; 2) ROM 37082 (Fn 27483 = A61 from Kalyabina et al., 2004) from Ngoc Linh (15.051°N 107.554 °E), collected in 1998., Kon Tum Province, Vietnam and 3) adult female ZISP 28857, Kon Du, Mang Canh village, Kon Plông (14.412 °N 108.193 °E), collected in June 2015 by N. L. Orlov and L. K. Iohanssen in June 2015 at 1210 m elevation, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4765 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet prasina is derived from Latin and refers to the bright grass green body coloration of lizards described herein. 
References
  • Ananjeva, Natalia Borisovna; Oleg A. Ermakov, Sang Ngoc Nguyen, Tao Thien Nguyen, Robert W. Murphy, Svetlana A. Lukonina, Nikolai L. Orlov 2020. A New Species of Acanthosaura Gray, 1831 (Squamata: Agamidae) from Central Highlands, Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 27 (4): 217-230 - get paper here
 
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