Central and Northern Saudi Arabia, and Southern Jordan. 

Species:

Acanthodactylus tilburyi  ARNOLD, 1986

Common names:

Tilbury’s Fransenfinger (German)
Tilbury’s Fringe-fingered Lizard (English)

Types:

Holotype: BMNH 1985.1273; paratypes: BMNH

Terra Typica:

Nafud ( = Wüste) As Sirr in Saudi Arabia (26°11 `N, 44°19`E).


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Arnold, E.N. (1986) -  A new Spiny-Footed lizard (Acanthodactylus: Lacertidae) from Saudi Arabia. -  Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 8: 378-384.    

  • 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.    

 
 
 
 
 

Acanthodactylus tilburyi  © 2009 S. Al Farraj