''Acanthosaura crucigera'' ( th, กิ้งก่าเขาหนามสั้น) is a species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
commonly known as the masked spiny lizard, Boulenger's pricklenape, or masked horned tree lizard. They are found in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Thailand,
Peninsular Malaysia, and
Cambodia.
They have a distinct diamond-shaped black mark on the upper side of the neck and measure about in total, snout to tip of the tail.
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Flickr photo by Dave, Kaeng Krachan National Park - Thailand
Acanthosaura
Reptiles of Cambodia
Reptiles of Malaysia
Reptiles of Myanmar
Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles described in 1885
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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