Acanthodactylus beershebensis MORAVEC, EL DIN, SELIGMANN, SIVAN & WERNER, 1999
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Acanthodactylus beershebensis MORAVEC, EL DIN, SELIGMANN, SIVAN & WERNER 1999 Acanthodactylus beershebensis — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Acanthodactylus beershebensis — MEIRI et al. 2019 |
Distribution | Israel (Be'er Sheva, Nahal Yattir) Type locality: Be’er Sheva, subdistrict , 5 km E of ‘Omer-Hebron-’ Arad crossroads (Israel Grid 14350770), i.e. around the Nahal Yattir crossing of the Zomet Shoqet - ‘Arad road, Israel. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: HUJ R 7621, male; paratypes: NMP6V, MZUF, more paratypes (n= 247) at HUJ |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: An Acanthodactylus with three series of scales around the fingers and toes, which are not pectinate; usually four (otherwise three) complete supraoculars; subocular bordering the mouth or not; dorsal scales small, 50-70 across midbody; ventral plates in 10-14, mode 12, straight longitudinal series; lateral clavula of hemipenis has two branches, lateral branch at least 130% the length of median branch; 24-26 presacral vertebrae in males, 24-27 in females. (Moravec et al. 1999) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3312 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see Bar et al. 2021 for a map. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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