A new species of Acanthosaura Gray, 1831 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Truong Son Mountain Range, Vietnam Author Ngo, Hai Ngoc 91BE5B7A-2ECC-4FEC-B087-C47BC074492A Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. ngohai2709@gmail.com Author Le, Linh Tu Hoang EC5C0943-6702-413D-A63F-1B3BF67EC81F Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. letuhoanglinh98@gmail.com Author Nguyen, Tao Thien E4FE5A60-5DCF-4BA9-9837-81E83F8DE638 Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. nguyenthientao@gmail.com Author Nguyen, Tuan Minh A29E41B7-53EC-4B38-9066-8EC2E04E9E95 Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam. nguyenminhtuan1_t65@hus.edu.vn Author Nguyen, Ngan Thi 9FD91BF9-D6D8-4DFD-B487-ECA269582E8F Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam. nn15061999@gmail.com Author Phan, Tien Quang 555DF82E-F461-4EBC-82FA-FFDABE3BFFF2 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. quangtien120892@gmail.com Author Nguyen, Truong Quang FF8C086D-3028-4CC2-BD1D-0E12272444E7 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam. nqt2@yahoo.com Author Ziegler, Thomas 5716DB92-5FF8-4776-ACC5-BF6FA8C2E1BB Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47 b, 50674 Cologne, Germany. & Cologne Zoo, Riehler Strasse 173, 50735 Cologne, Germany. ziegler@koelnerzoo.de Author Do, Dang Trong 81C099A4-09B1-4156-BAC4-B8532C3A03E8 Phu Yen University, 01 Nguyen Van Huyen, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. ngohai2709@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2025 2025-02-05 976 108 132 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2781/12711 journal article 308157 10.5852/2025.976.2781 eeed03fc-0717-40d2-8ef1-461045108b30 2118-9773 14888563 C6A82FDD-3BFB-40BD-97FA-3F9F7E0AD0AC

Table 3. Genetic distances (uncorrected p-distances) among samples and between species based on partial COI gene sequences.

Species	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Acanthosaura cuongi sp. nov.	0.0- 0.35
Acanthosaura coronata	14.21- 14.77	0.0- 2.31
Acanthosaura capra	15.52- 15.67	16.34- 17.23	0.0- 0.0
Acanthosaura murphyi	16.03- 16.33	16.87- 17.76	6.47- 6.62	0.0- 0.95
Acanthosaura brachypoda	22.74- 23.13	22.74- 23.45	21.31- 21.49	21.67- 22.38	0.0- 0.53
Acanthosaura lepidogaster	22.38- 22.95	21.67- 22.74	20.96- 21.67	20.6- 21.85	3.91- 4.62	0.0- 1.6
Acanthosaura longicaudata	22.17- 22.24	21.14- 21.67	19.87- 19.87	19.87- 20.19	9.59- 9.59	8.88- 9.59	0.0- 0.0
Acanthosaura phongdienensis	22.74- 23.13	21.31- 22.02	21.67- 22.02	21.31- 22.02	13.5- 13.68	12.61- 13.5	11.9- 11.9	0.0- 0.53
Acanthosaura rubrilabris	20.5- 21.03	20.96- 21.85	21.15- 21.47	20.67- 21.63	12.26- 12.79	11.37- 12.43	12.54- 12.87	4.97- 5.86	0.0- 0.77
Acanthosaura nataliae	25.22- 25.62	24.69- 25.22	25.58- 25.75	25.22- 25.58	17.58- 17.94	18.12- 18.47	17.94- 18.12	19.18- 19.36	17.41- 18.29	0.0- 0.18
Acanthosaura crucigera	21.9- 22.0	21.49- 21.85	21.77- 21.77	20.82- 21.14	15.99- 16.16	15.28- 15.99	15.68- 15.68	16.16- 16.52	15.37- 15.84	17.41- 17.58	0.0- 0.0
Acanthosaura liui	21.79- 22.32	23.73- 24.64	22.43- 22.77	21.92- 22.77	19.02- 19.38	17.21- 17.57	18.15- 18.65	17.39- 17.93	16.67- 17.52	20.11- 20.47	16.56- 16.72	0.0- 0.49