Leopard fringe-fingered lizard

Leopard fringe-fingered lizard
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	A. pardalis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms
Lacerta pardalis Lichtenstein, 1823 Lacerta deserti Milne-Edwards, 1829 Acanthodactylus pardalis — Boulenger, 1887 Acanthodactylus pardalis — Salvador, 1982[2]

The leopard fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus pardalis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. This species is endemic to North Africa.^[1]

Geographic range

A. pardalis is found in Egypt^[3] and Libya.

Habitat

The natural habitats of the leopard fringe-fingered lizard are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intertidal flats.^[1]

Conservation status

A. pardalis is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 Böhme W, El Din SB (2006). "Acanthodactylus pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 February 2009. 
2. ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. ↑ Baha El Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792. 

Further reading

• Lichtenstein M. 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen. Berlin: T.Trautwein. x + 118 pp. + one plate. (Lacerta pardalis, new species, p. 99).
• Salvador A. 1982. A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae). Bonner Zoologischen Monographien (16): 1-167. (Acanthodactylus pardalis, pp. 80–84, Figures 39-41, Map 16).