Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Acanthodactylus |
| Species: | A. margaritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae | |
Etymology
editThe 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
editA. margaritae is found in southern Morocco.[1]
Habitat
editA. 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
editThe maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Acanthodactylus margaritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
edit- 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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