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 4. Genetic distances (uncorrected p-distances) among samples and between species based on partial Cytb gene sequences.

Species	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Acanthosaura cuongi sp. nov.	0.0- 0.21
Acanthosaura sp. (AY572896)	3.6- 3.78	0.0- 0.0
Acanthosaura coronata	11.58- 12.11	11.48- 11.91	0.0- 2.38
Acanthosaura sp. Myanmar	17.32- 17.81	16.97- 17.42	15.24- 16.13	0.0- 0.44
Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis	22.93- 23.4	23.4- 23.65	22.8- 23.81	22.77- 23.14	0.0- 0.38
Acanthosaura crucigera	22.38- 22.93	22.1- 22.25	22.36- 23.55	22.07- 23.0	15.15- 15.85	0.0- 1.56
Acanthosaura phuketensis	22.14- 22.57	21.46- 22.25	22.36- 23.96	23.33- 24.33	13.71- 14.97	10.37- 12.0	0.0- 4.89
Acanthosaura armata	22.57- 22.84	22.58- 22.58	21.67- 22.58	21.8- 22.02	14.72- 14.84	15.4- 15.46	14.79- 15.68	0.0- 0.0
Acanthosaura prasina	23.01- 23.89	23.27- 23.55	23.82- 24.34	23.56- 24.52	15.22- 15.82	15.93- 16.67	14.82- 16.0	14.27- 14.4	0.0- 0.5
Acanthosaura nataliae	22.27- 23.53	22.22- 23.13	21.53- 23.75	22.85- 24.22	14.48- 16.13	14.17- 16.44	14.44- 15.93	14.03- 15.46	14.82- 16.33	0.0- 7.2
Acanthosaura phongdienensis	21.65- 23.68	22.02- 23.28	22.08- 24.4	22.89- 24.22	14.97- 17.25	14.38- 16.22	13.02- 15.44	14.13- 15.46	14.44- 16.48	13.99- 16.34	0.0- 7.23
Acanthosaura lepidogaster	21.5- 23.97	21.47- 23.82	20.42- 24.72	21.56- 23.41	14.34- 15.82	15.83- 17.31	13.85- 16.22	13.99- 15.24	14.56- 15.86	12.92- 16.62	10.74- 13.71	0.0- 10.39