Acanthodactylus taghitensis GENIEZ & FOUCART, 1995
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Acanthodactylus taghitensis GENIEZ & FOUCART 1995 Acanthodactylus taghitensis — CROCHET et al. 2003 Acanthodactylus taghitensis — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 |
Distribution | W Algeria, Mauritania (near Fderik), Western Sahara Type locality: “36 km au sudsud-ouest de Taghit (30°41’ N, 2°07’ W), région de Beni Abbès, Algérie’ (= 36 km SSW of Taghit, Beni Abbès area, Algeria). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1995.1201 (by original designation and monotypy) |
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Comment | This species is only known from three adult females and three adult males (including the specimens reported by DONAIRE et al., 2000, CROCHET et al. 2003). Distribution: Not in Morocco but found close to the border, hence possibly in Morroco too (Martínez et al. 2019, and pers. comm. 18 Jan 2021). |
Etymology | Named after its type locality. |
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