Acanthodactylus grandis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	LACERTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acanthodactylus grandis

Species Authority:

Boulenger, 1909

Common Name/s:

English

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Giant Fringe-toed Lizard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T., Sadek, R., Disi, A.M., Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Werner, Y.L. & Shafiei Bafti, S.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N.A. & Bowles, P.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from Syria (where it is widespread) and eastern and southern Jordan, to Iraq, southwestern Iran (where it may persist as isolated relictual populations in the Mesopotamian lowlands of Khuzestan and Fars [S. Shafti pers. comm. September 2008]), northern Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It is not present in Lebanon.
Countries:	Native: Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Syrian Arab Republic
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Population [top]

Population:	It is generally a common species. There is little information available on the populations of this species in Iran.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found on dry semi-desert habitats with hard substrates including stony areas and places with scattered vegetation. Animals have been recorded from mixed sandy and gravelly areas. Anderson (1999), found them on active dunes with low thorny shrubs, with some of these areas under cultivation for cucumbers. It is generally not present in modified habitats though.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no threats to this species in Jordan or elsewhere within much of its range. The threats to the Iranian populations are not known.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no threats to this species in Jordan or elsewhere within much of its range. The threats to the Iranian populations are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In Jordan, it has been recorded from the Al Shawmari protected area, Jordan. It may be present in Harat Al-Harra protected areas in Saudi Arabia. It is not known from any protected areas in Iran.

Conservation Actions:

In Jordan, it has been recorded from the Al Shawmari protected area, Jordan. It may be present in Harat Al-Harra protected areas in Saudi Arabia. It is not known from any protected areas in Iran.

Citation:	Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T., Sadek, R., Disi, A.M., Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Werner, Y.L. & Shafiei Bafti, S. 2012. Acanthodactylus grandis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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