Acanthosaura meridiona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Acanthosaura
Species: Acanthosaura meridiona

Name

Acanthosaura meridiona Trivalairat, Sumontha, Kunya & Chiangkul, 2022: 37

• Holotype: THNHM 28062 (formerly TP.RE000013SO), adult ♂, collected by Poramad Trivalairat on 28 April 2017.
• Type locality: “Na Yong District, Trang Province, southern Thailand (7°57'57.9"N, 99°78'65.8"E), at 195 m asl”.

References

Primary references

• Trivalairat, P., Sumontha, M., Kunya, K. & Chiangkul, K. 2022. Acanthosaura meridiona sp. nov. (Squamata: Agamidae), a new short-horned lizard from southern Thailand. Herpetological Journal 32(1): 34–50. DOI: 10.33256/32.1.3450 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Acanthosaura meridiona. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 April 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Süd-kurzhorn nackenstachler
English: Southern Short-horned Lizard
français: Acanthosaurus à cornes courtes du sud