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Spotted Fringe-fingered Lizard
Acanthodactylus maculatus (Gray, 1838)
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.
Spotted Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus maculatus). Species of reptile.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthodactylus maculatus, known commonly as the spotted fringe-fingered lizard and the spotted fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to north-western Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthodactylus maculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:14:49.048938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthodactylus maculatus (Gray, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1838)
- Common name
- Spotted 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 maculatus (Gray, 1838)
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 |
| Blanford's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus blanfordii Boulenger, 1919 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthodactylus pardalis var. intermedius Doumergue, 1901 Doumergue, 1901 | synonym |
| Acanthodactylus mechriguensis Nouira & Blanc, 1998 Nouira & Blanc, 1998 | synonym |
| Zootoca deserti Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Scapteira maculata Gray, 1838 Gray, 1838 | synonym |
| Acanthodactylus pardalis latastei Boulenger, 1918 Boulenger, 1918 | synonym |
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=maculatus 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.
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:8VST. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.