| Acanthodactylus yemenicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. yemenicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus yemenicus Salvador, 1982 | |
Acanthodactylus yemenicus, known commonly as the Yemen fringe-fingered lizard, the Yemen fringe-toed lizard, or the Yemen spiny-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Yemen.[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of A. yemenicus are desert and rocky areas such as cliffs and mountain peaks.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S. (2012). "Acanthodactylus yemenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199841A2613451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199841A2613451.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 Acanthodactylus yemenicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
- Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-67. (Acanthodactylus yemenicus, new species, pp. 53–57, Figures 20–22, Map 10). (in English, with an abstract in German).
- Sindaco, Roberto; Jeremčenko, Valery K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic: 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
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