Acanthodactylus tilburyi
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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|name = Acanthodactylus tilburyi
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Acanthodactylus
| species = tilburyi
| authority = Arnold, 1986
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Acanthodactylus tilburyi, known commonly as Tilbury's fringe-fingered lizard, Tilbury's fringe-toed lizard, and Tilbury's spiny-footed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.
Etymology
The specific name, tilburyi, is in honor of South African herpetologist Colin R. Tilbury.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 tilburyi, p. 265).
Geographic range
A. tilburyi is found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.{{NRDB species|genus=Acanthodactylus|species=tilburyi|accessdate=20 October 2015}}
Habitat
The preferred habitat of A. tilburyi is desert.
Reproduction
A. tilburyi is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Arnold EN (1986). "A New Spiny-Footed Lizard (Acanthodactylus: Lacertidae) from Saudi Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 378–384. (Acanthodactylus tilburyi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Arabic).
- Disi, Ahmad M.; Modrý, David; Nečas, Petr; Rifai, Lina (2001). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 408 pp. {{ISBN|978-3930612123}}.
- Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C.; Adler, Kraig; Minton, Sherman A. (1992). Handbook to Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles. (Contributions to Herpetology No. 8). Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 252 pp. {{ISBN|978-0916984236}}.
- Sindaco, Roberto; Jeremčenko, Valery K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic: 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. {{ISBN|978-88-89504-14-7}}.
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Category:Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula
Category:Reptiles described in 1986
Category:Taxa named by Edwin Nicholas Arnold
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