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Brown Pricklenape

Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)
Name authority
(Cuvier, 1829)
Common name
Brown Pricklenape
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyAgamidae
  12. subfamilyDraconinae
  13. genusAcanthosaura
  14. speciesAcanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthosaura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Acanthosaura liui Liu, Hou, Mo & Rao, 2020AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
orange crested horned lizardAcanthosaura aurantiacrista Trivalairat, Kunya, Chanhome, Sumontha, Vasaruchapong, Chomngam & Chiangkul, 2020AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acanthosaura murphyi Nguyen, Do, Hoang, Nguyen, Mccormack, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2018AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bintang Horned Tree LizardAcanthosaura bintangensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Boulenger's PricklenapeAcanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brown PricklenapeAcanthosaura hainanensis Boulenger, 1900AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phuket Horned Tree AgamidAcanthosaura phuketensis Pauwels, Sumontha, Kunya, Nitikul, Samphanthamit, Wood & Grismer, 2015AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Malayan Mountain Horned AgamidAcanthosaura titiwangsaensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Onn & Bauer, 2009AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acanthosaura cuongi Ngo, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Phan, Nguyen, Ziegler & Do, 2025AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sa Pa Horned Tree LizardAcanthosaura brachypoda Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen & Ryabov, 2011AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Acanthosaura fruhstorferi Werner, 1904 Werner, 1904synonym
Acanthosaura lamnidentata Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885synonym
Lophyrus tropidogaster Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Duméril & Bibron, 1837synonym
Acanthosaura braueri Vogt, 1914 Vogt, 1914synonym
Calotes lepidogaster Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

N Thailand, Vietnam (Ha Tinh, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son, Son La, Vinh Phu, Ha Tay, Hoa Binh, Quang Ninh, Thai Ngyen, Ha Tay, Ninh Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, and Kon Tum), Myanmar (= Burma), Laos, S China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Acanthosaura&species=lepidogaster 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:8ZVX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.