Biology:Acanthodactylus senegalensis

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Short description: Species of lizard

Acanthodactylus senegalensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. senegalensis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus senegalensis
Chabanaud, 1918

Acanthodactylus senegalensis is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Africa.

Geographic range

A. senegalensis is found in Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and Western Sahara.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. senegalensis is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

A. senegalensis is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Chabanaud P (1918). "Étude d'une Collection de Reptiles de l'Afrique Occidentale française, récemment donnée au Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris par le Dr G. Bouet, avec la description de deux espèces nouvelles ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 24: 160–166. (Acanthodactylus senegalensis, new species, pp. 162–164). (in French).
  • Crochet PA, Geniez P, Ineich I (2003). "A multivariate analysis of the fringe-toed lizards of the Acanthodactylus scutellatus group (Squamata: Lacertidae): systematic and biogeographical implications". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137: 117–155.


Wikidata ☰ Q2822555 entry