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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: N Ghana, N Benin and W Nigeria
Type locality: œAgouagou, Dahomey
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Acanthodactylus boueti

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Acanthodactylus boueti, also known commonly as Chabanaud's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boueti, is in honor of French physician and ornithologist Georges Bouet (1869–1957), who worked in French West Africa in 1906–1930.[2]

Geographic range

A. boueti is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. boueti is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. boueti is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Branch, W.R.; Rödel , M.-O.; Segniagbeto, G.; Penner, J. (2013). "Acanthodactylus boueti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13151858A13151861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13151858A13151861.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus boueti, p. 33).
  3. ^ a b Acanthodactylus boueti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
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Acanthodactylus boueti: Brief Summary

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Acanthodactylus boueti, also known commonly as Chabanaud's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to West Africa.

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