Acanthodactylus orientalis

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Acanthodactylus orientalis
Acanthodactylus orientalis (10.3897-zoologia.34.e11923) Figures 1-3.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus orientalis
Angel, 1936
Synonyms [2]
  • Acanthodactylus tristrami orientalis
    Angel, 1936
  • Acanthodactylus tristrami iracensis
    Schmidt, 1939
  • Acanthodactylus orientalis
    Arnold, 1986

Acanthodactylus orientalis is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

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Geographic range

A. orientalis is found in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. [2]

Reproduction

A. orientalis is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Ahmad Mohammed Mousa Disi (2009). "Acanthodactylus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164723A5920936. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164723A5920936.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Acanthodactylus orientalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.

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