Acanthodactylus scutellatus, also known commonly as the Nidua fringe-fingered lizard or the Nidua fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and the Middle East.
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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. scutellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthodactylus scutellatus (Audouin, 1827)
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Geographic range edit
A. scutellatus is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Tunisia.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Acanthodactylus scutellatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
Further reading edit
- Trape, Jean-François; Trape, Sébastien; Chirio, Laurent (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).