Acanthodactylus opheodurus, also known commonly as Arnold's fringe-fingered lizard or the snake-tailed fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Arnold's Fringe-fingered Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthodactylus boskianus
- Meroles suborbitalis
- Acanthodactylus aureus
- Acanthodactylus dumerilii
- Acanthodactylus hardyi
- Mesalina adramitana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Acanthodactylus
- Species
- Acanthodactylus opheodurus
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