Acanthosaura

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Acanthosaura is a genus of lizards, commonly known as mountain horned dragons or pricklenape agamas, in the family Agamidae. The common name "pricklenape" refers to a row of dorsal spines which runs down the back of the neck. They are arboreal lizards found in Southeast Asia. They are medium-sized, their total length (including tail) ranging from about Script error: No such module "convert"., depending on species and individual. As the common name "mountain horned dragons" implies, they tend to prefer higher elevation areas with dense vegetation.

Diet

Mountain horned dragons are insectivorous, consuming only live food. Common foods in captivity include crickets, earthworms, silkworms, mealworms, moths, roaches, wax worms, and grasshoppers. They require a variety in diet and will often refuse food when offered in excessive redundancy.

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Reproduction

Females of the genus Acanthosaura lay their first clutch of eggs about four months after mating. They may lay up to four clutches total per year, separated by a month or two.

In captivity

Mountain horned dragons are popular pets, and readily available in the exotic pet trade. A. capra is considered the hardiest and most easily kept species of the genus, and is the most common species found for sale in the United States.[1] While not considered to be difficult to breed in captivity, most specimens available are wild caught. However, due to captive breeding, more and more captive bred lizards are available.

Species

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
File:Acanthosaura armata 60478004.jpg Acanthosaura armata (Gray, 1827)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". armored pricklenape, peninsular horned tree lizard Burma, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
File:Acanthosaura aurantiacrista 98536160.jpg Acanthosaura aurantiacrista Trivalairat, Kunya, Chanhome, Sumontha, Vasaruchapong, Chomngam, Chiangkul, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thailand
Acanthosaura bintangensis Wood, J. Grismer, L. Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bukit Larut Mountain horned agamid, Bintang horned tree lizard Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Acanthosaura brachypoda Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen T.T. & Ryabov, 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura capra, Zoo Prague.jpg Acanthosaura capra (Günther, 1861)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". green pricklenape Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura cardamomensis - Khao Khitchakut National Park.jpg Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, J. Grismer, L. Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[2] western Cambodia, eastern Thailand
File:Acanthosaura coronata 42336344.jpg Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". crowned spiny lizard Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura crucigera 60479670.jpg Acanthosaura crucigera (Boulenger, 1885)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Boulenger's pricklenape, masked horned tree lizard Burma, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura lepidogaster 65596181.jpg Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". brown pricklenape Burma, Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura liui (10.3897-zookeys.959.54601) Figure 8 (cropped-A).jpg Acanthosaura liui Liu, Hou, Mo ,& Rao, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". China
Acanthosaura longicaudata Liu, Rao, Hou, Orlov, Ananjeva, & Zhang, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". long-tailed horned tree lizard, long-tailed horned agamid China
Acanthosaura meridiona Trivalairat, Sumontha, Kunya, & Chiangkul, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thailand
Acanthosaura murphyi L.T. Nguyen, Do, Hoang, T.T. Nguyen, McCormack, T.Q. Nguyen, Orlov, V.D.H. Nguyen & S.N. Nguyen, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Central Vietnam[3]
Acanthosaura nataliae Orlov, Q.T. Nguyen & V.S. Nguyen, 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vietnam
Acanthosaura phongdienensis S.N. Nguyen, Jin, Vo, L.T. Nguyen, Zhou, Che, Murphy, & Zhang, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vietnam
File:Acanthosaura phuketensis by Rushen (cropped).jpg Acanthosaura phuketensis Pauwels, Sumontha, Kunya, Nitikul, Samphanthamit, Wood & L. Grismer, 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Phuket horned tree agamid southwestern Thailand
Acanthosaura prasina Ananjeva, Ermakov, Nguyen, Nguyen, Murphy, Lukonina, Orlov, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vietnam
Acanthosaura rubrilabris Liu, Rao, Hou, Orlov, Ananjeva, & Zhang, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". red-lipped horned tree lizard, red-lipped horned agamid China
Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis Wood, J. Grismer, L. Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Malayan Mountain horned agamid, Titiwangsa horned tree lizard Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands, Pahang, and Peninsular Malaysia
File:Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis (10.3897-zookeys.888.38491) Figure 10 (cropped).jpg Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis Liu & Rao, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". China

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References

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