• Source: Acanthodactylus tilburyi

Acanthodactylus tilburyi, known commonly as Tilbury's fringe-fingered lizard, Tilbury's fringe-toed lizard, and Tilbury's spiny-footed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.




Etymology


The specific name, tilburyi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Colin R. Tilbury.




Geographic range


A. tilburyi is found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.




Habitat


The preferred habitat of A. tilburyi is desert.




Reproduction


A. tilburyi is oviparous.




References






Further reading


Arnold EN (1986). "A New Spiny-Footed Lizard (Acanthodactylus: Lacertidae) from Saudi Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 378–384. (Acanthodactylus tilburyi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Arabic).
Disi, Ahmad M.; Modrý, David; Nečas, Petr; Rifai, Lina (2001). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 408 pp. ISBN 978-3930612123.
Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C.; Adler, Kraig; Minton, Sherman A. (1992). Handbook to Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles. (Contributions to Herpetology No. 8). Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 252 pp. ISBN 978-0916984236.
Sindaco, Roberto; Jeremčenko, Valery K. (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.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Acanthodactylus tilburyi
• Acanthodactylus
• List of reptiles of Jordan
• List of least concern reptiles
• List of critically endangered reptiles
• IUCN Red List critically endangered species (Animalia)