Acanthodactylus taghitensis

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Acanthodactylus taghitensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. taghitensis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus taghitensis
Geniez & Foucart, 1995

Acanthodactylus taghitensis is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Africa.

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Geographic range

A. taghitensis is found in Algeria, Mauritania, and Western Sahara. [2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of A. taghitensis are shrubland and desert. [1]

Reproduction

A. taghitensis is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wilms T, Wagner P, Niagate B, Geniez P, Mateo JA, Joger U, Pleguezuelos J, Slimani T, El Mouden EH (2013). "Acanthodactylus taghitensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197432A2482885. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197432A2482885.en. Downloaded on 18 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Acanthodactylus taghitensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2015.

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