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Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Acanthodactylus
Species:	savignyi
Synonyms
Lacerta savignyi Audouin, 1809 Acanthodactylus savignyi — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Acanthodactylus vaillanti Lataste, 1885 Acanthodactylus savignyi — Boulenger, 1887 Acanthodactylus savignyi var. oranensis Doumergue, 1901 Acanthodactylus savignyi — Boulenger, 1918 Acanthodactylus savignyi — Salvador, 1982

Savigny's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to western North Africa.

Etymology
Geographic range
Habitat
Reproduction
Conservation status

Etymology

Both the specific name, savignyi, and the common name, Savignyi's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.

Geographic range

A. savignyi is found in Algeria and possibly Morocco.

Habitat

The natural habitats of Savignyi's fringe-fingered lizard are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and sandy shores.

Reproduction

A. savignyi is oviparous.

Conservation status

A. savignyi is threatened by habitat loss.

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