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Acanthodactylus schmidti HAAS, 1957

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Schmidt's Fringe-fingered Lizard, Schmidt’s Fringe-toed Lizard 
SynonymAcanthodactylus cantoris schmidti HAAS 1957: 72
Acanthodactylus cantoris schmidti — LEVITON & ANDERSON 1967: 171
Acanthodactylus schmidti — ARNOLD 1980: 307
Acanthodactylus schmidti — SALVADOR 1982: 146
Acanthodactylus schmidti — VAN DER KOOIJ 2001
Acanthodactylus schmidti — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Acanthodactylus schmidti — NASRABADI et al. 2017 
DistributionArabian Peninsula, in the north to Jordan, SE Iraq, SW Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar

Type locality: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CAS 84599 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Species of variable size. Pointed snout. First, second, and third supraoculars large; fourth usually divided into two. Five supralabials anterior to the subocular. Subocular not in contact with the upper lip and wedged among 4th, 5th, and 6th supralabial. Two keeled supratemporals. Temporals sharply keeled. Ear opening with distinct anterior pectination. Scales on the sides of the posterior dorsum double the size of those in the center of the dorsum and those on the sides of the body. 32 to 54 dorsals across the midbody. Ventrals arranged in 14 or 16 oblique longitudinal rows with the outer rows consisting of pointed scales. Fingers present four series of scales while toes are strongly pectinate. Reticulate color pattern in both young and adults (Salvador 1982: 146). 
CommentDistribution: See map in SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran and map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE. 
EtymologyNamed after Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890-1957), American herpetologist (see Davis 1957 and RESETAR & VORIS 1997 for biographical notes). 
References
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