Acanthodactylus margaritae explained

Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

Etymology

The specific name, margaritae, is in honor of Greek herpetologist Margarita Metallinou, who died tragically while doing field work in Africa in 2015.

Geographic range

A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco.

Habitat

A. margaritae inhabits a variety of desert and semidesert habitats, including stony plains, stable sands, fixed dunes, hard clay with sparse low vegetation, and open argan tree forest.

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1cm (02.8inches).

Reproduction

A. margaritae is oviparous.

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