Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii
| Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. ahmaddisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii Y. Werner, 2004 | |
Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii or the Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard[2] is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.
Geographic range
Etymology
The specific name, ahmaddisii, is in honor of Jordanian biologist Ahmad M. Disi.[3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
This lizard was first described in 2004.[4]
References
- ↑ Werner, Y., Disi, M. & Mousa Disi, A.M. (2006). Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ↑ "Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard". Project Noah. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ 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 ahmaddisii, p. 3).
- ↑ Werner, Y. L. (2004). A new species of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Jordan. Zoology in the Middle East 32: 39-45.
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