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<p> <em>Acanthodactylus erythrurus</em> (Schinz, 1833)</p>

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  • Spiny-footed lizard

  • Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833)

  • Lacertidae

  • The spiny-footed lizard is a lizard with a robust head and body, thin head and strong limbs with big fingers and well developed nails. It presents a brown general colouration, with light longitudinal bands and dark spots, with a whitish belly. It can measure up to 7,8 cm including its head and body.

  • Douro Internacional Nature Park

    Serra de S. Mamede Nature Park

    Arrábida Nature Park

    Arriba Fóssil da Costa da Caparica Protected Landscape

    Vale do Tua Regional Nature Park

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

    Norte

    Alentejo

  • Near Threatened

  • The spiny-footed lizard exists in coastal sandy areas with open pine woods and a not too dense shrubby covering, shrub lands and arid areas of the countryside.

  • Spring

  • Feeds on ants, beatles, levaves and flowers

  • There is no estimate for the Portuguese population of this species.