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Distribution

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Continent: Near-East Asia
Distribution: SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan and N Oman (Muscat region), United Arab Emirates (UAE), India
Type locality: œPerse et Béloutchistan
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Acanthodactylus blanfordii

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Acanthodactylus blanfordii, commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India.

Geographic range

Acanthodactylus blanfordii is found in SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan, N Oman (Muscat region), and India.[1]

The type locality is "Perse et Béloutchistan ".[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, blanfordii, and the common name, Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford (1832 - 1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.[3]

Reproduction

A. blanfordii is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Species Acanthodactylus blanfordii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org
  2. ^ Salvador (1982).
  3. ^ 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 blanfordii, p. 27).
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Acanthodactylus blanfordii: Brief Summary

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Acanthodactylus blanfordii, commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India.

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