Danford's lizard

Danford's lizard
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Anatololacerta
Species:	A. danfordi
Binomial name
	Anatololacerta danfordi; (Günther, 1876)
Synonyms
	Zootoca danfordi; Günther, 1876; Podarcis danfordi; — Camerano, 1877; Lacerta danfordi; — Bedriaga, 1879; Archaeolacerta danfordi; — Sindaco et al., 2000; Anatololacerta danfordi; — Arnold et al., 2007;

Last updated May 23, 2022

Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Greece and Turkey. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, danfordi, is in honor of zoologist Charles G. Danford (1843–1928).^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. danfordi is rocky areas in forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 2,100 m (6,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

A. danfordi is oviparous.^[2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 3–8 eggs.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Tok V, Ugurtas IH, Sevinç M, Böhme W, Crochet P-A, Kaska Y, Kumlutaş Y, Kaya U, Avci A, Üzüm N, Yeniyurt C, Akarsu F (2009). "Anatololacerta danfordi (errata version published in 2016)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164744A86443842. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164744A5922456.en. Downloaded on 23 May 2019.
1 2 3 Anatololacerta danfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 May 2019.
↑ 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. (Lacerta danfordi, p. 64).