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Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii, also known commonly as the Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard,[2] 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
- ^ a b c Werner, Y.; Disi, M.; Mousa Disi, A.M. (2006). "Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61452A12488476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61452A12488476.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard". Project Noah. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Species Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 ahmaddisii, p. 3).
- ^ Werner YL (2004). "A new species of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Jordan". Archived 2024-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Zoology in the Middle East 32: 39-45.
Further reading
- Schlüter U (2009). "Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. Teil 4. Die Acanthodactylus-pardalis-Gruppe". Reptilia, Münster 14 (76): 52–60. (in German).
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (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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