Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard

Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species: A. schreiberi
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus schreiberi
Boulenger, 1878
Synonyms
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi var. schreiberii Boulenger, 1878
  • Acanthodactylus schreiberi
    — Boulenger, 1887[2]

Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi ) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, schreiberi, and the common name, Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of Austrian zoologist Egid Schreiber (1836-1913).[3]

Geographic range

A. schreiberi is found in Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard are sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations.[1]

Conservation status

A. schreiberi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hraoui-Bloquet S, Sadek R, Werner Y, Lymberakis P, Tok V, Ugurtas I, Sevinç M, Böhme W. (2006). Acanthodactylus schreiberi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus schreiberi, p. 238).

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