Savigny's fringe-fingered lizard

Savigny's fringe-fingered lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species: A. savignyi
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus savignyi
(Audouin, 1809)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta savignyi Audouin, 1809
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Acanthodactylus vaillanti
    Lataste, 1885
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi
    — Boulenger, 1887
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi var. oranensis Doumergue, 1901
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi
    — Boulenger, 1918
  • Acanthodactylus savignyi
    — Salvador, 1982

Savigny's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi ) is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to western North Africa.[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, savignyi, and the common name, Savignyi's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.[3]

Geographic range

A. savignyi is found in Algeria and possibly Morocco.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Savignyi's fringe-fingered lizard are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and sandy shores.[1]

Conservation status

A. savignyi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Slimani T, Miras JAM, Geniez P, Joger U (2006). "Acanthodactylus savignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Acanthodactylus savignyi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus savignyi, p. 233).

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