Biology:Acanthodactylus felicis
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Acanthodactylus felicis | |
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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. felicis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus felicis Arnold, 1980
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Acanthodactylus felicis, also known commonly as the cat fringe-fingered lizard or the South Arabian fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The specific name, felicis, refers to Arabia Felix, the Latin name for South Arabia.[2]
Geographic range
A. felicis is found in Yemen and Oman.[1][2]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S.; Mohammed, S.F. (2012). "Acanthodactylus felicis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199610A2606578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199610A2606578.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199610/2606578. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Acanthodactylus felicis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
- Arnold EN (1980). "The Reptiles and Amphibians of Dhofar, Southern Arabia". Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report No. 2: 273–332. (Acanthodactylus felicis, new species, pp. 300–303).
- Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus felicis, pp. 50–53, Figures 17–19, Map 9). (in English, with an abstract in German).
- van der Kooij, Jeroen (2001). "The herpetofauna of the Sultanate of Oman: Part 3: The true lizards, skinks, and monitor lizards". Podarcis 2 (1): 15–26.
Wikidata ☰ Q2822538 entry
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