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title: "Scale-bellied Tree Lizard"
description: "Acanthosaura lepidogaster — Répteis. Acanthosaura lepidogaster, commonly known as the brown pricklenape, is a species of agamid lizard found in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/scale-bellied-tree-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scale-bellied Tree Lizard

> Acanthosaura lepidogaster — Répteis. Acanthosaura lepidogaster, commonly known as the brown pricklenape, is a species of agamid lizard found in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China.

- Scientific name: *Acanthosaura lepidogaster*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 811
- Wikidata: [Q2822607](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2822607)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31307](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31307)

## Names

- en: Scale-bellied Tree Lizard
- de: Schwarzkopf-Nackenstachler
- nl: Bruine stekelnekagame

## Countries with the most observations

CN (212), VN (204), TH (29)

## Summary

Acanthosaura lepidogaster, commonly known as the brown pricklenape, is a species of agamid lizard found in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthosaura_lepidogaster

## Photo

![Scale-bellied Tree Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scale-bellied-tree-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3840998

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/scale-bellied-tree-lizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).