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

Endangered

Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus schreiberi

Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Acanthodactylus schreiberi, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acanthodactylus schreiberi
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Acanthodactylus

Range and habitat

A. Schreiberi is endemic to Cyprus. The natural habitats of Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard are sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations. The species is endemic to Cyprus.

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

In crisis

A. Schreiberi is threatened by habitat loss because of residential and commercial development.

Schreiber'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 Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard, Wikidata item Q2711457. 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 Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus savignyi), recorded as EndangeredEN

Savigny's Fringe-fingered Lizard

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

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

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