Acanthodactylus blanfordii, commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India. Recent genetic studies have reclassified Acanthodactylus blanfordii into a newly recognized blanfordii group within the Eastern clade of Acanthodactylus. This group is genetically distinct from the cantoris group, where A. blanfordii was previously placed based solely on morphological characteristics. Geographic range Acanthodactylus blanfordii is found in SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan, N Oman (Muscat region), and India.. www.reptile-database.org
The type locality is "Perse et Béloutchistan ".
Etymology Both the specific name, blanfordii, and the common name, Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford (1832–1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Acanthodactylus blanfordii, p. 27).
Reproduction A. blanfordii is oviparous.
References
Further reading Boulenger GA (1918). "Sur les lézards du genre Acanthodactylus Wiegm." Bull. Soc. zool. France 43: 143-155. (Acanthodactylus cantoris var. blanfordii, new variation, p. 154). (in French). Salvador A (1982). "A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien (16): 1-167. ("Acanthodactylus blanfordi [sic]", pp. 151–155, Figures 103-105, Map 31).