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Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017 is a animal in the Lacertidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017 (Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017)
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Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017

Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017

Acanthodactylus margaritae is an oviparous lizard species found in desert and semidesert habitats of southern Morocco.

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Family
Genus
Acanthodactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017

Size

Acanthodactylus margaritae has a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.1 cm (2.8 in).

Distribution

This species is located in southern Morocco.

Habitat

It lives in a range of desert and semidesert habitats, including stony plains, stable sands, fixed dunes, hard clay with sparse low vegetation, and open argan tree forest.

Reproduction

Acanthodactylus margaritae reproduces by laying eggs, meaning it is oviparous.

Photo: (c) Christian Langner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Christian Langner

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Lacertidae Acanthodactylus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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