| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. margaritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
The specific name, margaritae, is in honor of Greek herpetologist Margarita Metallinou, who died tragically while doing field work in Africa in 2015. [1]
A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco. [1]
A. margaritae inhabits a variety of desert and semidesert habitats, including stony plains, stable sands, fixed dunes, hard clay with sparse low vegetation, and open argan tree forest. [1]
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in). [1]
A. margaritae is oviparous. [1]
- ^ a b c d e Acanthodactylus margaritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- Tamar, Karin; Geniez, Philippe; Brito, José C.; Crochet, Pierre-André (2017). "Systematic revision of Acanthodactylus busacki (Squamata: Lacertidae) with a description of a new species from Morocco". Zootaxa 4276 (3): 357–386. (Acanthodactylus margaritae, new species).
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| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. margaritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
The specific name, margaritae, is in honor of Greek herpetologist Margarita Metallinou, who died tragically while doing field work in Africa in 2015. [1]
A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco. [1]
A. margaritae inhabits a variety of desert and semidesert habitats, including stony plains, stable sands, fixed dunes, hard clay with sparse low vegetation, and open argan tree forest. [1]
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in). [1]
A. margaritae is oviparous. [1]
- ^ a b c d e Acanthodactylus margaritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- Tamar, Karin; Geniez, Philippe; Brito, José C.; Crochet, Pierre-André (2017). "Systematic revision of Acanthodactylus busacki (Squamata: Lacertidae) with a description of a new species from Morocco". Zootaxa 4276 (3): 357–386. (Acanthodactylus margaritae, new species).
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| This lizard from family Lacertidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |