Danford's lizard

Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Greece and Turkey. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[2]

Danford's lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Anatololacerta
Species:
A. danfordi
Binomial name
Anatololacerta danfordi
(Günther, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
  • Zootoca danfordi
    Günther, 1876
  • Podarcis danfordi
    — Camerano, 1877
  • Lacerta danfordi
    — Bedriaga, 1879
  • Archaeolacerta danfordi
    — Sindaco et al., 2000
  • Anatololacerta danfordi
    — Arnold et al., 2007

Etymology

The specific name, danfordi, is in honor of zoologist Charles G. Danford (1843–1928).[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. danfordi is rocky areas in forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. danfordi is oviparous.[2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 3–8 eggs.[1]

References
  1. Tok V, Ugurtas IH, Sevinç M, Böhme W, Crochet P-A, Kaska Y, Kumlutaş Y, Kaya U, Avci A, Üzüm N, Yeniyurt C, Akarsu F (2009). "Anatololacerta danfordi (errata version published in 2016)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164744A86443842. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164744A5922456.en. Downloaded on 23 May 2019.
  2. Anatololacerta danfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 May 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lacerta danfordi, p. 64).

Further reading
  • Arnold EN, Arribas O, Carranza S (2007). "Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera". Zootaxa 1430: 1–86. (Anatololacerta danfordi, new combination).
  • Günther A (1876). "Description of a new Species of Lizard from Asia Minor". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876: 818. (Zootoca danfordi, new species).
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetological Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
  • Sindaco R, Venchi A, Carpaneto GM, Bologna MA (2000). "The reptiles of Anatolia: a checklist and zoogeographical analysis". Biogeographia 21: 441–554. (Archaeolacerta danfordi, new combination).



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