Acanthoderus

This article is about the genus of stick insects. For the synonym of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, see Acanthoderes. For the synonym of bugs in the family Coreidae, see Acanthocerus.

Acanthoderus is a monotypic genus of stick insects in the tribe Pachymorphini. The single species Acanthoderus spinosus has a known distribution in Australia.

From 1859 until 1875 the similar but unrelated Hoploclonia gecko was placed in the genus Acanthoderus.

"Acanthoderus gecko" in the description of Gray, 1859

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