Acanthodactylus nilsoni

Nilson's spiny-toed lizard
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	A. nilsoni
Binomial name
	Acanthodactylus nilsoni; N. Rastegar-Pouyani, 1998

Last updated October 02, 2025

Acanthodactylus nilsoni, commonly called Nilson's spiny-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.

Etymology

The specific name, nilsoni, is in honor of Swedish herpetologist Göran Nilson (born 1948).^[2]

Geographic range

A. nilsoni is found in Kermanshah Province, western Iran.^[3]

Description

A. nilsoni is medium-sized for its genus, with a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.4 cm (2.9 in), and a maximum tail length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).^[4]

Reproduction

A. nilsoni is oviparous.^[3]

References

↑ Göran Nilson (2009). "Acanthodactylus nilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T29483A9500861. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T29483A9500861.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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 nilsoni, p. 191).
1 2 Acanthodactylus nilsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.
↑ Rastegar-Pouyani N (1998).

Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah (1998). "A new species of Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Qasr-E-Shirin, Kermanshah Province, Western Iran". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences50: 257–265. (Acanthodactylus nilsoni, new species).
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. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
Šmíd, Jiří; Moravec, Jiří; Kodym, Petr; Yousefkhani, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian; Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar; Frynta, Daniel (2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa3855 (1): 001–097.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Göran Nilson (2009). "Acanthodactylus nilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T29483A9500861. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T29483A9500861.en . Retrieved 19 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 nilsoni, p. 191).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Acanthodactylus nilsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.

[4] Rastegar-Pouyani N (1998).

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