Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii
| Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. ahmaddisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii Y. Werner, 2004
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Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii, also known commonly as the Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard[2] and the Jordanischer Pantherfransenfinger[3] in German, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
Geographic range[]
A. ahmaddisii is endemic to Jordan.[3]
Etymology[]
The specific name, ahmaddisii, is in honor of Jordanian biologist Ahmad M. Disi.[4]
Habitat[]
The natural habitats of A. ahmaddisii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
Conservation status[]
The Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Taxonomy[]
A. ahmaddisii was first described in 2004 by Israeli herpetologist Yehudah L. Werner.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Werner Y, Disi M, (2006). "Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61452A12488476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61452A12488476.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard". Project Noah. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Species Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii, p. 3).
- ^ Werner YL (2004). "A new species of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Jordan". Zoology in the Middle East 32: 39-45.
Further reading[]
- (2009). "Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. Teil 4. Die Acanthodactylus-pardalis-Gruppe". Reptilia, Münster 14 (76): 52–60. (in German).
- , (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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