| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. margaritae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017 | |
Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
Etymology
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
A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco.[1]
Habitat
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
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in).[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Acanthodactylus margaritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
- 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).
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