Acanthodactylus blanci
Acanthodactylus blanci, commonly known as the white fringe-fingered lizard or Blanc's fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.
| Acanthodactylus blanci | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. blanci |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus blanci Doumergue, 1901 | |
Etymology
The specific name, blanci, is in honor of a "M[onsieur] Blanc " of Tunis who collected the holotype specimen.[2]
Description
Adults of A. blanci are 6 to 9 inches (15 to 23 cm) in total length (including tail).
Habitat
The natural habitats of A. blanci are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, and plantations.[1]
Conservation status
A. blanci is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- Nouira MS, Joger U (2006). "Acanthodactylus blanci ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61455A12488766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61455A12488766.en.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus blanci, p. 27).
- Species Acanthodactylus blanci at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Doumergue F (1901). Essai sur la faune erpétologique de l'Oranie avec des tableaux analytiques et des notations pour la détermination de tous les reptiles et batraciens du Maroc, de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie. Oran: L. Fouque. 104 pp. + Plates I-XXVII. (Acanthodactylus blanci, new species, pp. 184–186 + Plate XIII, Figures 1-5). (in French).
- Salvador A (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus blanci, pp. 69–73, Figures 30–32, Map 13).
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