Blanford's Fringe-fingered Lizard
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A. blanfordii
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Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus blanfordii ) is a species of lacertid lizard.
Geographic range
A. blanfordii is found in SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan, N Oman (Muscat region), and India.[1]
The type locality is "Perse et Béloutchistan".[1]
Etymology
Both the specific name, blanfordii, and the common name, Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of William Thomas Blanford (1832 - 1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthodactylus blanfordii, p. 27).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1918. "Sur les lézards du genre Acanthodactylus Wiegm." Bull. Soc. zool. France 43: 143-155. (Acanthodactylus cantoris var. blanfordii, p. 154).
- Salvador A. 1982. "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-167. (Acanthodactylus blanfordi [sic], pp. 151-155, Figures 103-105, Map 31).
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