Acanthosaura phongdienensis
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| Acanthosaura phongdienensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosaura |
| Species: | A. phongdienensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthosaura phongdienensis | |
Acanthosaura phongdienensis is a species of agamid lizard.[1] It is endemic to central Vietnam. It is known only from Phong Dien Nature Reserve in the Huế. It is a medium-sized agamid lizard with a snout–vent length of 73–77 mm (2.9–3.0 in) in males and 59–65 mm (2.3–2.6 in) in females. The tail is longer than the body. Males have a green upperside and white underside, with black blotches along the side. The uppersides of the head and neck are black, as is a large region in front of the shoulder. The tips of the nuchal spines, postorbital spines, and nuchal crests are yellow-green. Females have brown uppersides and sides. They also have shorter spines and crests, relatively shorter tails, and are much smaller overall.
Acanthosaura phongdienensis was described by the herpetologist Sang Nguyen and colleagues in 2019 on the basis of an adult male specimen collected from Phong Ðiền Nature Reserve in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. It is named after the Phong Ðiền Nature Reserve where it was first collected.[2]