Acanthodactylus longipes

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Acanthodactylus longipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. longipes
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus longipes
Boulenger, 1918
Synonyms [1]
  • Acanthodactylus scutellatus Var. longipes
    Boulenger, 1918
  • Acanthodactylus longipes
    Bons & Girot, 1962
  • Acanthodactylus longipes panousei
    Bons & Girot, 1964
  • Acanthodactylus longipes
    Salvador, 1982

Acanthodactylus longipes, commonly called the long 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. longipes is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. [1]

Reproduction

A. longipes is oviparous. [1]

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