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Leopard fringe-fingered lizard

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Leopard 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. pardalis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus pardalis
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms

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

Geographic range

A. pardalis is found in Egypt and Libya.[1]

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. ^ a b c d e Template:IUCN2008
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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).


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