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Acanthodactylus hardyi HAAS, 1957

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Hardy’s Fringe-fingered Lizard 
SynonymAcanthodactylus scutellatus hardyi HAAS, 1957: 72
Acanthodactylus scutellatus hardyi — BONS & GIROT 1964
Acanthodactylus scutellatus hardyi — SALVADOR 1982: 119
Acanthodactylus hardyi — HARRIS & ARNOLD 2000
Acanthodactylus scutellatus hardyi — CROCHET et al. 2003
Acanthodactylus hardyi — RIFAI et al. 2003
Acanthodactylus hardyi — SCHLÜTER 2010: 62
Acanthodactylus scutellatus hardyi — MOHAMMED et al. 2017 
DistributionJordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait.

Type locality: “Hirmas Station, Saudi Arabia”.  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: HUJ Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2682 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Smaller than typical subspecies. Relatively wider head with nasal regions more raised. Larger gulars. Fragmented fourth supraocular. 12, sometimes 14, almost straight longitudinal rows of ventrals. Dorsals flat, granular, and never keeled. Temporals large and flat (Salvador 1982: 121). 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. J. E. Hardy, head of the Departrnent of Entomology, British Mandatory Government, Palestine (1942) and collector of the holotype. 
References
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