Acanthodactylus schmidti

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Acanthodactylus schmidti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. schmidti
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus schmidti
G. Haas, 1957
Synonyms [2]
  • Acanthodactylus cantoris schmidti
    G. Haas, 1957
  • Acanthodactylus schmidti
    Arnold, 1980

Acanthodactylus schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's fringe-fingered lizard or Schmidt's fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt. [3]

Geographic range

Acanthodactylus schmidti is found in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. schmidti is desert, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]

Description

Acanthodactylus schmidti differs from all other species in the "cantoris group" by having the scales on the sides of the posterior dorsum larger than those in the middle of the dorsum. The largest recorded specimen is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.3 cm (4.1 in). [4]

Reproduction

Acanthodactylus schmidti is oviparous. [2]

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Acanthodactylus schmidti is looking for a female

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References

  1. 1 2 Behbehani, S.J.Y.; Aloufi, A.A.H.; Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Shafiei Bafti, S.; Disi, A.M.; Papenfuss, T. (2012). "Acanthodactylus schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T164695A1068584. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164695A1068584.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Acanthodactylus schmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.
  3. 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 schmidti, p. 236).
  4. Salvador (1982).

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