Acanthodactylus blanci

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Nouira, M.S. |author2=Joger, U. |date=2006 |title=Acanthodactylus blanci |volume=2006 |page=e.T61455A12488766 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61455A12488766.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Acanthodactylus

| species = blanci

| authority = Doumergue, 1901

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Acanthodactylus blanci, commonly known as the white fringe-fingered lizard or Blanc's fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, blanci, is in honor of a "M[onsieur] Blanc " of Tunis who collected the holotype specimen.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 blanci, p. 27).

Geographic range

Acanthodactylus blanci is found in Algeria and Tunisia.{{EMBL species|genus=Acanthodactylus|species=blanci}}. www.reptile-database.org.

Description

Adults of A. blanci are {{convert|6|to|9|in|cm}} in total length (including tail).{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Reproduction

A. blanci is oviparous.

Habitat

The natural habitats of A. blanci are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, and plantations.

Conservation status

A. blanci is threatened by habitat loss.