Spotted Fringe-fingered Lizard
| Spotted 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. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus maculatus (Gray, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
The spotted fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus maculatus) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to northwestern Africa.[1]
Geographic range
It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and sandy shores.[1]
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Joger U, Geniez P, Miras JAM, El Hassan M, Tahar S, Nouira S. (2006). Acanthodactylus maculatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Gray JE. 1838. Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species [Part I]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [First Series] 1 (4): 274-283. (Scapteira maculata, new species, p. 281).
- Salvador A. 1982. A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae). Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-167. (Acanthodactylus maculatus, pp. 92-97, Figures 50-52, Map 19).
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