NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Lizard species Acanthosaura cardamomensis at Khao Khitchakut National Park, Thailand.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthosaura cardamomensis is a species of Agamid lizard found in eastern Thailand, western Cambodia and Vietnam. Its name derives from the Cardamom Mountains in eastern Thailand. It was first identified in 2010.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthosaura cardamomensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:14:57.337857+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010
- Name authority
- Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Acanthosaura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusAcanthosaura
- speciesAcanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthosaura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthosaura liui Liu, Hou, Mo & Rao, 2020 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| orange crested horned lizardAcanthosaura aurantiacrista Trivalairat, Kunya, Chanhome, Sumontha, Vasaruchapong, Chomngam & Chiangkul, 2020 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthosaura murphyi Nguyen, Do, Hoang, Nguyen, Mccormack, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2018 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bintang Horned Tree LizardAcanthosaura bintangensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's PricklenapeAcanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown PricklenapeAcanthosaura hainanensis Boulenger, 1900 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown PricklenapeAcanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phuket Horned Tree AgamidAcanthosaura phuketensis Pauwels, Sumontha, Kunya, Nitikul, Samphanthamit, Wood & Grismer, 2015 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malayan Mountain Horned AgamidAcanthosaura titiwangsaensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Phan, Nguyen, Ziegler & Do, 2025 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sa Pa Horned Tree LizardAcanthosaura brachypoda Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen & Ryabov, 2011 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthosaura armata Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885 | ambiguous synonym |
| Acanthosaura crucigera Daltry & Chenag, 2000 Daltry & Chenag, 2000 | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Acanthosaura&species=cardamomensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8ZVH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.