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RE: Latin roots of Acanthosaura?

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Posted by: Herptiles_net at Tue Dec 20 15:01:15 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Herptiles_net ]  
   

Thanks for confirming. Another poster on the Mountain/Tree Dragon forum said the same thing.

Apparently A. capra is named after a goat because this species has only two occipital horns, whereas the other three species have four. Its two-horned appearance must have seemed goat-like.

Also, A. lepidogaster has distinct ventral scales, a feature used to identify the species. So "rough-belly" makes sense.

Thanks for replying!

Christina
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