Acanthodactylus robustus

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Acanthodactylus robustus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. robustus
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus robustus
F. Werner, 1929

Acanthodactylus robustus, also known commonly as the robust fringe-fingered lizard and the robust fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.

Geographic range

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A. robustus is found in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria[2]

Reproduction

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A. robustus is oviparous.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b Acanthodactylus robustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading

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  • Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C.; Adler, Kraig; Minton, Sherman A. (1992). Handbook to Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles. (Contributions to Herpetology No. 8). Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 252 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus robustus, pp. 106–109, Figures 63–65, Map 21). (in English, with an abstract in German).
  • Sindaco, Roberto; Jeremčenko, Valery K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic: 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  • Werner F (1929). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Syrien und Persien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 81: 238–245. (Acanthodactylus robustus, new species, pp. 240–242, Figure 2). (in German).


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