Acanthodactylus maculatus
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Acanthodactylus maculatus, known commonly as the spotted fringe-fingered lizard and the spotted fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to north-western Africa.[1]
Geographic range
A. maculatus is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of A. maculatus are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and sandy shores.[1]
Reproduction
Conservation status
The species A. maculatus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
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Further reading
- Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species [Part I]". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [First Series] 1 (4): 274–283. (Scapteira maculata, new species, p. 281).
- Salvador A (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus maculatus, pp. 92–97, Figures 50–52, Map 19). (in English, with an abstract in German).