title: Acanthosaura phuketensis (Squamata: Agamidae), a new long-horned tree agamid from southwestern Thailand.
abstract: We describe a new lowland forest-dwelling species of the genus Acanthosaura from Phuket Island and the Phuket mountain range in southwestern Thailand. Acanthosaura phuketensis sp. nov., the 11thspecies in the genus, seems most closely related to A. crucigera from Myanmar and western Thailand and A. cardamomensis from the Cardamom Mountains, but can be differentiated from them by a combination of morphological and coloration characteristics. This new discovery stresses the importance of preserving the last forest patches remaining on Phuket Island, home to three other squamate endemics.
authors.affiliation: Département des Vertébrés Récents, Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.; Email: osgpauwels@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Olivier S G
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.affiliation: Ranong Marine Fisheries Station, 157 Saphanpla Rd., Paknam, Muang, Ranong, Thailand.; Email: montri.sumontha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Montri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumontha
authors.affiliation: Nakhonratchasima Zoo, ZPO, 111 M. 1, Ratchasima - Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakonrajsima, Thailand.; Email: kkunya2006@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kirati
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kunya
authors.affiliation: Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area, Thalang, Phuket, Thailand; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Awat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitikul
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 150 East Bulldog Boulevard, Provo, Utah 84602 USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Phamon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samphanthamit
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 150 East Bulldog Boulevard, Provo, Utah 84602 USA.; Email: pwood@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Perry L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California, 92515-8247 USA.; Email: lgrismer@lasierra.edu.
authors.forename: Lee L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Grismer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006733:Horns / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand; D014197:Trees