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      Acanthosaura aurantiacrista (Squamata: Agamidae), a new long horn lizard from northern Thailand

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          Background

          In Thailand, five species of Acanthosaura have been recorded so far, including Acanthosaura armata from the southern region, A. cardamomensis from the eastern region, A. crucigera from the western region, A. lepidogaster from the northern region and A. phuketensis from the Phuket Island and south-western region. However, comprehensive studies of diversity patterns and distribution of Acanthosaura are still lacking in some areas and need further information for designating areas of special conservation importance and nature protection planning in Thailand.

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          Acanthosaura aurantiacrista is a new species of long-horned lizard of the genus Acanthosaura from northern Thailand. It is distinguished from all other species of Acanthosaura by a dagger-like nuchal spine with yellowish-orange colouration in females, bright yellow colouration in males and a combination of other morphological characters: a greater tail length to snout-vent length ratio; a larger postorbital spine, nuchal spine, dorsal spine and occipital spine compared to its head length; a smaller diastema to snout-vent length ratio; a greater number of subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger and fourth toe; and a larger gular pouch than other Acanthosaura species. Analysis of mitochondrial ND2 gene sequences revealed a sister clade between the A. aurantiacrista lineage and the A. crucigera lineage with a 100% probability of divergence, according to Bayesian analysis and strong support value for Maximum Likelihood analysis. The pairwise distance ranged from 13.8-15.0% between A. aurantiacrista and A. cardamomensis , 10.9-14.5% between A. aurantiacrista and A. crucigera and 0-1.2% amongst A. aurantiacrista populations. The discovery of this lizard increases the known endemic herpetological diversity and underscores the importance of conservation in the mountain rainforest region of northern Thailand.

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                Journal
                Biodivers Data J
                Biodivers Data J
                1
                urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:F9B2E808-C883-5F47-B276-6D62129E4FF4
                urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:245B00E9-BFE5-4B4F-B76E-15C30BA74C02
                Biodiversity Data Journal
                Pensoft Publishers
                1314-2836
                1314-2828
                2020
                15 May 2020
                : 8
                : e48587
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University Bangkok Thailand
                [2 ] Nakhonratchasima Zoo, 111 M.1, Ratchasima-Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakhonrajsima, Thailand Nakhonratchasima Zoo, 111 M.1, Ratchasima-Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol Muang Nakhonrajsima Thailand
                [3 ] Head of Snake Farm Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute The Thai Red Cross Society 1871 Rama IV Rd., Bangkok, Thailand Head of Snake Farm Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute The Thai Red Cross Society 1871 Rama IV Rd. Bangkok Thailand
                [4 ] Ranong Marine Fisheries Station, 157 M. 1 Saphan Pla Road, Pak Nam, Muang, Ranong, Thailand Ranong Marine Fisheries Station, 157 M. 1 Saphan Pla Road, Pak Nam, Muang Ranong Thailand
                [5 ] 54 M. 2, Tha Pha Subdistrict, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi, Thailand 54 M. 2, Tha Pha Subdistrict, Ban Pong District Ratchaburi Thailand
                Author notes
                Corresponding author: Poramad Trivalairat ( poramad.tri@ 123456gmail.com ).

                Academic editor: Truong Nguyen

                Article
                48587 12955
                10.3897/BDJ.8.e48587
                7244599
                417f3db7-3580-4123-b186-39a449f7096d
                Poramad Trivalairat, Kirati Kunya, Lawan Chanhome, Montri Sumontha, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Nirut Chomngam, Krittiya Chiangkul

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

                History
                : 18 November 2019
                : 10 May 2020
                Page count
                Figures: 6, Tables: 3, References: 39
                Categories
                Taxonomic Paper
                Chordata
                Sauria
                Agamidae
                Vertebrata
                Squamata
                Reptilia
                Animalia
                Systematics
                Taxonomy
                Thailand
                Far East
                Asia

                rainforest,thanon thong chai mountain range,northern region,nd2

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