Acanthosaura armata

Acanthosaura armata [1][2] is a species of agamid lizard commonly known as the armored pricklenape or peninsular horned tree lizard. A. armata can be found in China (Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra).[3]

Acanthosaura armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Acanthosaura
Species:
A. armata
Binomial name
Acanthosaura armata
Gray, 1827
Synonyms
  • Agama armata - Gray in Hardwicke 1827 (non Agama armata W. Peters 1854)
  • Lophyurus armatus - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron 1837: 413
  • Gonyocephalus (Acanthosaurus) armatus - Fitzinger 1843
  • Acanthosaura armata - Gray 1845
  • Acanthosaura armata - Günther 1864
  • Acanthosaura armata - Boulenger 1885: 301
  • Acanthosaura armata - De Rooij 1915: 125
  • Goniocephalus armatus armatus - M.A. Smith 1935: 158
  • Acanthosaura armata - Taylor 1963: 866
  • Goniocephalus armatus - Hendrickson 1966: 64
  • Acanthosaura armata - Wermuth 1967: 1
  • Acanthosaura armata - Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 154
  • Acanthosaura armata - Cox et al. 1998: 92
  • Acanthosaura armata - Manthey & Schuster 1999: 17
  • Acanthosaura armata - Grismer 2011

References
  1. "Acanthosaura armata (Gray, 1827)". ubio.org. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. "Acanthosaura armata". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. Acanthosaura armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2015.
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