Acanthodactylus felicis
Acanthodactylus felicis, also known commonly as the cat fringe-fingered lizard or the South Arabian fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
| Acanthodactylus felicis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. felicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus felicis Arnold, 1980 | |
Etymology
The specific name, felicis, refers to Arabia Felix, the Latin name for South Arabia.[2]
References
- Sindaco R, Busais SMS, Mohammed SF (2012). "Acanthodactylus felicis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199610A2606578. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199610A2606578.en. Downloaded on 16 April 2019.
- Acanthodactylus felicis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
- Arnold EN (1980). "The Reptiles and Amphibians of Dhofar, Southern Arabia". Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report No. 2: 273–332. (Acanthodactylus felicis, new species, pp. 300-303).
- Salvador, Alfredo (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1–167. (Acanthodactylus felicis, pp. 50–53, Figures 17–19, Map 9). (in English, with an abstract in German).
- van der Kooij, Jeroen (2001). "The herpetofauna of the Sultanate of Oman: Part 3: The true lizards, skinks, and monitor lizards". Podarcis 2 (1): 15–26.
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