Acanthodactylus aureus

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Golden fringe-fingered lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. aureus
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus aureus
Günther, 1903
Synonyms [2]
  • Acanthodactylus scutellatus aureus
    Günther, 1903
  • Acanthodactylus inornatus aureus
    Bons & Girot, 1964
  • Acanthodactylus aureus
    Salvador, 1982

Acanthodactylus aureus, commonly called the golden fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Africa.

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Geographic range

A. aureus is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, and Western Sahara. [1] [2]

Reproduction

A. aureus is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Geniez, P.; Mateo, J.A.; Joger, U.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, E.H.; Wagner, P.; Wilms, T. (2018). "Acanthodactylus aureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T197434A2483079. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T197434A2483079.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Acanthodactylus aureus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.

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