Coastal Common Fringe-toed Lizard
| Coastal common fringe-toed lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. lineomaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus lineomaculatus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
The coastal common fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus lineomaculatus) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to Morocco.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, sandy shores, arable land, and pastureland.[1]
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Miras JAM, Joger U, Pleguezuelos J, Slimani T. (2006). Acanthodactylus lineomaculatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Salvador 1982.
Further reading
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1839. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Acanthodactylus lineomaculatus, new species, pp. 276-278).
- Salvador A. 1982. A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae). Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-167. (Acanthodactylus erythrurus lineomaculatus, pp. 63-64).
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