Acanthodactylus arabicus, commonly called the Arabian fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to southern Yemen.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. arabicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus arabicus Boulenger, 1918
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Habitat
editA. arabicus is a common species inhabiting deserts and dry shrublands with sandy substrates.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Sindaco, R.; Anderson, S.; Busais, S.M.S.; Al Jumaily, M.M. (2012). "Acanthodactylus arabicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177908A1499691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177908A1499691.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Acanthodactylus arabicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1918). "Sur les lézards du genre Acanthodactylus Wiegm." Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 43: 143-155. (Acanthodactylus cantoris Var. arabicus, new variety, p. 154). (in French).
- Salvador A (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-167. (Acanthodactylus arabicus, new status, pp. 143–145, Figures 95-97 + Map 29 on p. 142). (in English, with an abstract in German).