Acanthodactylus haasi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Species:
A. haasi
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus haasi

Acanthodactylus haasi, also known commonly as Haas' fringe-fingered lizard or Haas's fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, haasi, is in honor of Austrian-born Israeli herpetologist Georg Haas.[2]

Geographic range

A. haasi is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of A. haasi are desert and shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

A. haasi is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Anderson S, Al Johany AMH, Els J (2012). "Acanthodactylus haasi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T178437A1534508. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178437A1534508.en. Downloaded on 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ 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 haasi, p. 113).
  3. ^ Acanthodactylus haasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ Species Acanthodactylus haasi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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