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Blanford's Fringe-fingered Lizard
Acanthodactylus blanfordii Boulenger, 1919
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthodactylus blanfordii, commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India. Recent genetic studies have reclassified Acanthodactylus blanfordii into a newly recognized blanfordii group within the Eastern clade of Acanthodactylus. This group is genetically distinct from the cantoris group, where A. blanfordii was previously placed based solely on morphological characteristics.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthodactylus blanfordii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:23:29.295870+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthodactylus blanfordii Boulenger, 1919
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1919
- Common name
- Blanford's Fringe-fingered Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Acanthodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusAcanthodactylus
- speciesAcanthodactylus blanfordii Boulenger, 1919
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Duméril's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus dumerilii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Masira Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus masirae Arnold, 1980 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus ilgazi Kurnaz & Şahin, 2021 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus aegyptius Baha El Din, 2007 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii Werner, 2004 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus arabicus Boulenger, 1919 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus beershebensis Moravec, EL Din, Seligmann, Sivan & Werner, 1999 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chabanaud's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus boueti Chabanaud, 1917 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Busack's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus busacki Salvador, 1982 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indian Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus cantoris Günther, 1864 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Acanthodactylus&species=blanfordii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8VRZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.