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Acanthodactylus cantoris GÜNTHER, 1864

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Indian Fringe-fingered Lizard
G: Pakistanischer Fransenfinger, Indischer Fransenfinger 
SynonymAcanthodactylus cantoris GÜNTHER 1864: 73
Acanthrodactylus [sic] cantoris — STEINDACHNER 1903: 9
Acanthodactylus cantoris — SMITH 1935: 371
Acanthodactylus cantoris — LEVITON 1959: 451
Acanthodactylus cantoris — SALVADOR 1982: 155
Acanthodactylus cantoris — DAS 1996: 48
Acanthodactylus cantoris— HARRIS & ARNOLD 2000
Acanthodactylus cantoris — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Acanthodactylus cantoris — NASRABADI et al. 2017 
DistributionE Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir), Jordan, Iran

Type locality: “Ramnagar”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.4.15—20. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Large species. Pointed snout. Four supraoculars. One row of granules between the supraoculars and the superciliaries. Five supralabials anterior to the subocular. Subocular not incontact with the upper lip. Temporals keeled. Anterior pectination ofear opening present. Dorsals granular, keeled, and imbricate. Four rows of scales on fingers. Strongly pectinate toes. Scales on the upperside of the tail large and sharply keeled (Salvador 1982: 155). 
CommentThe original description is available online (see link).

Subspecies: several subspecies of A. cantoris have been elevated to full species status, namely A. blanfordi, A. arabicus, A. schmidti. There are strong similarities between A. cantoris and A. blanfordi, and their most significant differences are pertaining to osteology characters. In addition, they can be distinguished by hemipenial features, and the separation of postfrontal and postorbital bones in A. blanfordi and fusion of these bones in A. cantoris.

Distribution: not in Iran fide Heidari et al. 2014, but shown in map by SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran. 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Theodore Edward Cantor (1809-1860), an amateur zoologist and Superintendent Physician of the European Asylum, Bhowanipur, Calcutta. 
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