Acanthodactylus boueti CHABANAUD, 1917
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Chabanaud's Fringe-fingered Lizard |
Synonym | Acanthodactylus (Latastia) boueti CHABANAUD 1917: 87 Acanthodactylus boueti — SALVADOR 1982: 74 Acanthodactylus boueti— HARRIS & ARNOLD 2000 Acanthodactylus boueti — ULLENBRUCH et al. 2010 |
Distribution | N Ghana, N Benin and W Nigeria, Togo Type locality: “Agouagou, Dahomey” |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1917.0050-0052, MNHN-RA 1917.0054-0056, BMNH 1946.8.4.68 (formerly MNHN-RA 1917.0053 exchanged in 1917) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small species belonging to the erythrurus group. Three rows of scales on fingers. Only third supraocular preserved while other three reduced to mere granules. Small, keeled dorsal scales. Very fragmented parietals. Conspicuous lanceolate concavity. Two scales between prefrontals as in savignyi. Unpectinate eyelids. Ear opening lacking anterior denticulation. The upper and lower lips come together evenly. Two rows of granules between the supraoculars and the superciliaries. Distinguishable gular fold. Ventrals arranged in straight longitudinal and transverse rows, the longitudinal ones numbering eight. Small and slightly keeled scales on the upper surface of the tail. Low number of femoral pores. Almost inexistent pectination of fourth toe. Nasal scale not denticulate. Short toes (Salvador 1982: 74). |
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Etymology | Named after Dr. Georges Bouet (1869-1957), a physician and ornithologist who worked in Madagascar (1900-1904) and in French West Africa (1906-1930). |
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