Acanthodactylus scutellatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. scutellatus
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| Acanthodactylus scutellatus (Audouin, 1827)
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Acanthodactylus scutellatus, also known commonly as the Nidua fringe-fingered lizard or the Nidua fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and the Middle East.
Geographic range
A. scutellatus is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Tunisia.[1]
Reproduction
A. scutellatus is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Acanthodactylus scutellatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
- Trape, Jean-François; Trape, Sébastien; Chirio, Laurent (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Acanthodactylus
- Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula
- Reptiles of the Middle East
- Reptiles of North Africa
- Reptiles of West Africa
- Reptiles of Iraq
- Reptiles of Jordan
- Reptiles described in 1827
- Taxa named by Jean Victoire Audouin