Whilst birding near Bani Saad I found a Bosk's Fringe-toed Lizard. Originally I thought it was the very similar Snake-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard but luckily a local birdwatcher, Mansur Al Fahad, who is
very knowledgeable on insects, lizards and other wildlife identified it from my
photos as a Bosk's fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus. This is
the most widespread species of its genus as well as the largest Acanthodactylus
species throughout its range, measuring 16-23 centimeters in total length,
which includes all of Saharan North Africa and the Middle East including
Arabia, the Levant and Mesopotamia (including the Turkish border), as well as
north- western Iran. It frequents a range of stony and sandy environments and
is sometimes common in rocky areas with some shrubs.
Jem
ReplyDeleteI think this photos back to Acanthodactylus boskianus. A. opheodurus are very smaller and has creamy color with dark lines (very clear contrast)