Wildlifeof Thailand
Southern Spiny Lizard
Agamidae
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Acanthosaura meridiona
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Evergreen forest
Range
Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia
This southern forest Acanthosaura has prominent spines and waits on low trunks to ambush insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Southern Spiny Lizard eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Southern Spiny Lizard live in?
- Evergreen forest
- Where is the Southern Spiny Lizard found?
- Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia