Acanthodactylus schmidti

Acanthodactylus schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's fringe-fingered lizard or Schmidt's fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

Acanthodactylus schmidti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	A. schmidti
Binomial name
Acanthodactylus schmidti G. Haas, 1957
Synonyms[2]
Acanthodactylus cantoris schmidti G. Haas, 1957 Acanthodactylus schmidti — Arnold, 1980

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.^[3]

Geographic range

Acanthodactylus schmidti is found in Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. schmidti is desert, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Description

Acanthodactylus schmidti differs from all other species in the "cantoris group" by having the scales on the sides of the posterior dorsum larger than those in the middle of the dorsum. The largest recorded specimen is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.3 cm (4.1 in).^[4]

Reproduction

Acanthodactylus schmidti is oviparous.^[2]

Acanthodactylus schmidti is looking for a female