Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi), recorded as Endangered
Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus savignyi

Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Acanthodactylus savignyi, recorded as Endangered and tied to Algeria.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acanthodactylus savignyi
Recorded from
Algeria
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Acanthodactylus

The lizard or snake

Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Acanthodactylus savignyi.

Range and habitat

A. Savignyi is found in Algeria and possibly Morocco. The natural habitats of Savignyi's fringe-fingered lizard are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and sandy shores. The species is endemic to western North Africa.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

A. Savignyi is threatened by habitat loss.

Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard, Wikidata item Q2822553. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Acanthodactylus harranensis (Acanthodactylus harranensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Acanthodactylus harranensis

Acanthodactylus harranensis
Photograph of Be'er Sheva Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus beershebensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Be'er Sheva Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus beershebensis
Photograph of Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi), recorded as EndangeredEN

Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus schreiberi
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard?
Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Acanthodactylus savignyi.
What is the conservation status of Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acanthodactylus savignyi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard live?
A. Savignyi is found in Algeria and possibly Morocco.
Why is Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard in crisis?
A. Savignyi is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acanthodactylus savignyi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.