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Acanthodactylus felicis

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Acanthodactylus felicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. felicis
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus felicis
Arnold, 1980

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

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The specific name, felicis, refers to Arabia Felix, the Latin name for South Arabia.[2]

Geographic range

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A. felicis is found in Yemen and Oman.[1][2]

Reproduction

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A. felicis is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Acanthodactylus felicis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.

Further reading

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  • 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.