Acanthodactylus grandis

Acanthodactylus grandis, commonly called the giant fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

Acanthodactylus grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. grandis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus grandis
Boulenger, 1909
Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthodactylus grandis
    Boulenger, 1909
  • Acanthodactylus fraseri
    Boulenger, 1918
  • Acanthodactylus grandis
    Salvador, 1982

Geographic range

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A. grandis is found in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.[1][2]

Reproduction

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A. grandis is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Sharifi, M.; Papenfuss, T.; Sadek, R.; Disi, A.M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Werner, Y.L.; Shafiei Bafti, S. (2012). "Acanthodactylus grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T164590A1059820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164590A1059820.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Acanthodactylus grandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading

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  • Boulenger GA (1909). "Description of a new Lizard of the Genus Acanthodactylus from Syria". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 4: 188–189. (Acanthodactylus grandis, new species).
  • Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus grandis, pp. 110–113, Figures 66–68, Map 22). (in English, with an abstract in German).