Acanthodactylus felicis

Acanthodactylus felicis, also known commonly as the cat fringe-fingered lizard or the South Arabian fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.

Acanthodactylus felicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. felicis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus felicis
Arnold, 1980

Etymology

The specific name, felicis, refers to Arabia Felix, the Latin name for South Arabia.[2]

Geographic range

A. felicis is found in Yemen and Oman.[1][2]

Reproduction

A. felicis is oviparous.[2]

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References

  1. Sindaco R, Busais SMS, Mohammed SF (2012). "Acanthodactylus felicis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199610A2606578. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199610A2606578.en. Downloaded on 16 April 2019.
  2. Acanthodactylus felicis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading

  • Arnold EN (1980). "The Reptiles and Amphibians of Dhofar, Southern Arabia". Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report No. 2: 273–332. (Acanthodactylus felicis, new species, pp. 300-303).
  • Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus felicis, pp. 50–53, Figures 17–19, Map 9). (in English, with an abstract in German).
  • van der Kooij, Jeroen (2001). "The herpetofauna of the Sultanate of Oman: Part 3: The true lizards, skinks, and monitor lizards". Podarcis 2 (1): 15–26.



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