Leopard fringe-fingered lizard

Leopard fringe-fingered lizard
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	A. pardalis
Binomial name
	Acanthodactylus pardalis; (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms
	Lacerta pardalis; Lichtenstein, 1823; Lacerta deserti; Milne-Edwards, 1829; Acanthodactylus pardalis; — Boulenger, 1887; Acanthodactylus pardalis; — Salvador, 1982;

Last updated January 18, 2024

The leopard fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus pardalis), also known commonly as the Egyptian fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.^[1]

Geographic range

A. pardalis is found in Egypt ^[3] and Libya.

Habitat

The natural habitats of the leopard fringe-fingered lizard are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intertidal flats.^[1]

Reproduction

A. pardalis is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

A. pardalis is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Böhme, W.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Acanthodactylus pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61460A12471786. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61460A12471786.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
1 2 Species Acanthodactylus pardalis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Baha El Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.

Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Acanthodactylus pardalis, new combination, pp. 65–67).
Lichtenstein H (1823). Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen. Berlin: T.Trautwein. x + 118 pp. + one plate. (Lacerta pardalis, new species, p. 99). (in German and Latin).
Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologischen Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus pardalis, pp. 80–84, Figures 39–41, Map 16). (in English, with an abstract in German).
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.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Böhme, W.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Acanthodactylus pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61460A12471786. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61460A12471786.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Species Acanthodactylus pardalis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Baha El Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.

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