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Acanthodactylus micropholis

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Acanthodactylus micropholis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. micropholis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus micropholis
Blanford, 1874

Acanthodactylus micropholis, known commonly as the Persian fringe-toed lizard and the yellowtail fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Geographic range

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A. micropholis is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.[1]

Reproduction

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A. micropholis is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Acanthodactylus micropholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading

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  • Blanford WT (1874). "Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistán". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 14: 31–35. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, new species, p. 33). (in English and Latin).
  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 63).
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 171).
  • Kamali, Kamran (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Acanthodactylus micropholis (Persian fringe-toed lizard)". Herpetological Review 44 (2): 272–273.
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 373).