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Distribution

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Continent: Near-East
Distribution: NW Jordan
Type locality: 36 km south of Amman, Jordan.
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Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard". Project Noah. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ Species Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Werner YL (2004). "A new species of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Jordan". Zoology in the Middle East 32: 39-45.
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Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii: Brief Summary

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Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii, also known commonly as the Jordanian fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

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