| Acanthodactylus micropholis | |
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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. micropholis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus micropholis Blanford, 1874
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Acanthodactylus micropholis, known commonly as the Persian fringe-toed lizard and the yellowtail fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Geographic range
A. micropholis is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.[1]
Reproduction
A. micropholis is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b Acanthodactylus micropholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading
- Blanford WT (1874). "Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistán". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 14: 31–35. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, new species, p. 33). (in English and Latin).
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 63).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 171).
- Kamali, Kamran (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Acanthodactylus micropholis (Persian fringe-toed lizard)". Herpetological Review 44 (2): 272–273.
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Acanthodactylus micropholis, p. 373).
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