Jordan, Syria, Northern Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Southwestern Iran. 

Species:

Acanthodactylus grandis  BOULENGER, 1909

Synonyms:

Acanthodactylus fraseri   BOULENGER, 1918

Acanthodactylus grandis   BOULENGER, 1909

Acanthodactylus harranensis   BARAN, 2001 (nom. nud.?)

Common names:

Großer Fransenfingereidechse (German)
Giant Fringe-fingered Lizard (English)

Types:

Syntypes: BMNH 1909.4.20.29 (Jerud), MNHN-RA 23.8—11, BMNH 1946.9.2.69—70 (Khan Agach)

Terra Typica:

Near Damascus.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Boulenger, G.A. (1909) -  Descriptions of a new lizard of the genus Acanthodactylus from Syria. -  The Annals and magazine of natural history, (8) 4: 188-189.  

  • Harris, D.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2000) -  Elucidation of the relationships of spiny-footed lizards, Acanthodactylus spp. (Reptilia: Lacertidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequence, with comments on their biogeography and evolution. -  Journal of Zoology, London, 252 (3): 351-362.    

  • Tamar, K. & Carranza, S. & Sindaco, R. & Moravec, J. & Trape, J.-F. & Meiri, S. (2016) -  Out of Africa: Phylogeny and biogeography of the widespread genus Acanthodactylus (Reptilia: Lacertidae).  -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 103: 6-18.