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Acanthodactylus margaritae

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Acanthodactylus margaritae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. margaritae
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus margaritae

Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

Etymology

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The specific name, margaritae, is in honor of Greek herpetologist Margarita Metallinou, who died tragically while doing field work in Africa in 2015.[1]

Geographic range

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A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco.[1]

Habitat

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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]

Description

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The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in).[1]

Reproduction

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A. margaritae is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Acanthodactylus margaritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

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  • 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).