Acanthosaura capra Günther, 1861

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 144-145

Acanthosaura capra Günther

( Figs. 12-13 )

Material examined. – O’Rang: FMNH 262956 , hilly evergreen forest near O Ngeugn Stream, near 12°18'58"N 107°05'59"E, 550 m elev., 31 Oct.2003 ; FMNH 262957 , hilly evergreen forest near O Doeung Por Stream, near 12°18'08"N 107°03'08"E, 500 m elev., 6 Nov.2003 .

Remarks. – These agree with Günther’s (1861) original description by having a long moveable horn at the posterior terminus of the supraciliary edge; no spine above the tympanum or on the side of the neck; a diastema between the nuchal crest and the dorsal crest; and upper parts covered in small scales that are mostly uniform in size. In life, the male (FMNH 262957; SVL 110.5) had a green body with black spotting and a few larger yellow spots encircled with black; yellow postorbital horn and nuchal crest; greenish-yellow head with a wide black band extending from around the eye to the nuchal crest, and continuing as a narrow band from the posterior end of the nuchal crest to the shoulder; black throat with a yellow and orange gular pouch; and reddish-brown iris. The gravid female (FMNH 262956; SVL 137.9) had a dark olive-brown head and body; and a yellow supraciliary edge, postorbital horn, nuchal crest, upper lip and gular pouch.

Both were collected sleeping at night 1.5-2 m above the ground on 2-3 cm diameter vertical saplings, 40-100 m from swift streams.

This is the first report of the species in Cambodia since its original description.

Figures

Fig. 12. Male Acanthosaura capra (FMNH 262957) from the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, O’Rang District, Mondolkiri Province, Cambodia.

Fig. 13. Female Acanthosaura capra (FMNH 262956) from the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, O’Rang District, Mondolkiri Province, Cambodia.