Acanthodactylus felicis

Acanthodactylus felicis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	A. felicis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus felicis Arnold, 1980

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.

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]

References

1. Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S.; Mohammed, S.F. (2012). "Acanthodactylus felicis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T199610A2606578. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199610A2606578.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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". Podarcis2 (1): 15–26.