Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861 is a animal in the Agamidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata, the crowned spiny lizard, is a diurnal agamid lizard found in lowland tropical forests of Cambodia and Vietnam.

Family
Genus
Acanthosaura
Order
Class
Squamata

About Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata is a species of agamid lizard, commonly called the crowned spiny lizard. This diurnal species occurs in lowland tropical forests in eastern Cambodia, which is its type locality, and in the Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces of Vietnam. While it is often found near the ground, it has cryptic coloration and will climb trees when it feels threatened.

Photo: (c) Martin Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Martin Walsh · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Agamidae Acanthosaura

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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