Acanthodactylus guineensis

Acanthodactylus guineensis, commonly called the Guinea fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to West Africa and Central Africa.

Acanthodactylus guineensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. guineensis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus guineensis
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eremias guineensis
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Acanthodactylus guineensis
    — Salvador, 1982

Geographic range

A. guineensis is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.[1]

Reproduction

A. guineensis is oviparous.[1]

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References
  1. Acanthodactylus guineensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1887). "Descriptions of new Reptiles and Batrachians in the British Museum (Natural History).—Part III". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 20: 50–53. (Eremias guineensis, new species, p. 51).
  • Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus guineensis, new combination, pp. 77–80, Figures 36–38, Map 15). (in English, with an abstract in German).
  • Trape, Jean-François; Trape, Sébastien; Chirio, Laurent (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).



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