Leopard fringe-fingered lizard
Appearance
Leopard fringe-fingered lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
Species: | A. pardalis
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Binomial name | |
Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
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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
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2008
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).