Syria and Iraq. 

Species:

Acanthodactylus orientalis  ANGEL, 1936

Synonyms:

Acanthodactylus tristrami orientalis   ANGEL, 1936

Acanthodactylus tristrami iracensis   SCHMIDT, 1939

Acanthodactylus tristrami tristrami  HAAS & WERNER, 1969

Acanthodactylus orientalis  ARNOLD, 1986

Common names:

Fransenfingereidechse (German)

Types:

Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1935.231-5 (Palmyre), 1935.236 (Tell Abiad), 1935.237 (Ain Zahra), 1935.238 (Deir Ez Zor)

Terra Typica:

Palmyre, Tell Abiad, Ain Zahra, Deir Ez Zor, Syria.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Angel, F. (1936) -  Reptiles et batraciens de syrie et de Mésopotamie récoltés par m. P. Pallary. -  Bulletin de L’Institut D’Egypte, 18: 107-116.  

  • 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.    

 
 

Iraq, Syria

 
 
 
 
 

Acanthodactylus orientalis  © 1994 Wolfgang Bischoff