Genus

Pricklenapes

Acanthosaura

6 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
GenusAcanthosaura (Pricklenapes)

Species in this group

Acanthosaura lepidogaster

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Acanthosaura phuketensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Acanthosaura coronata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Acanthosaura cardamomensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Acanthosaura rubrilabris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Acanthosaura crucigera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pricklenapes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 6	~80%
	Scale-bellied Tree Lizard			~80%
2	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~60%
	Phuket Pricklenape			~60%
3	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 6	~50%
	Crowned Pricklenape			~50%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 6	~40%
	Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape			~30%
	Scale-bellied Tree Lizard			~10%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~30%
	Red Lipped Horned Agamid”			~30%
6	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~20%
	Boulenger's Pricklenape			~20%