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Acanthodactylus opheodurus ARNOLD, 1980

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Snake-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard, Arnold's Fringe-fingered Lizard 
SynonymAcanthodactylus opheodurus ARNOLD 1980: 296
Acanthodactylus opheodurus — VAN DER KOOIJ 2001
Acanthodactylus opheodurus — WILMS 2007
Acanthodactylus opheodorus — ALSHAMMARI & IBRAHIM 2016: 1028
Acanthodactylus opheodurus — BAR et al. 2021 
DistributionArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar

Type locality: Jazir coast (18° 40’ N, 16° 40’ E), Sultanate of Oman  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1969.314 
Diagnosis 
CommentDistribution: not in Iran fide Heidari et al. 2014. See map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE and Bar et al. 2021 for another map. 
Etymologyfrom the Greek “opheodes” = snake-like, “ura” = tail. 
References
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