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Acanthosaura armata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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.