Acanthodactylus blanci

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Acanthodactylus blanci
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. blanci
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus blanci
Doumergue, 1901

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.

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Etymology

The specific name, blanci, is in honor of a "M[onsieur] Blanc " of Tunis who collected the holotype specimen. [2]

Geographic range

Acanthodactylus blanci is found in Algeria and Tunisia. [3]

Description

Adults of A. blanci are 6 to 9 inches (15 to 23 cm) in total length (including tail).[ citation needed ]

Reproduction

A. blanci is oviparous. [3]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nouira, M.S.; Joger, U. (2006). "Acanthodactylus blanci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61455A12488766. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61455A12488766.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 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).
  3. 1 2 Species Acanthodactylus blanci at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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