Evidence found
15 records across 4 countries and territories, 1945–1975.
Acanthodactylus grandis · GBIF taxon key 5226764
Where has the Giant Fringe-fingered Lizard been recorded?
Acanthodactylus grandis occurrence evidence comes from 15 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1945 to 1975. Most records come from Iran.
- 15 records
- 4 places
- 3 years recorded
- Squamata class
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Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.
3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where Giant Fringe-fingered Lizard has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Giant Fringe-fingered Lizard. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 | |
| Syria | 5 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| Iraq | 1 |
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Others in the family Lacertidae.
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Snake-eyed Lizard
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Central Asian Racerunner
377 records
Persian Long-Tailed Desert Lizard
195 records
Andalusian wall lizard
177 records
Reticulate Racerunner
157 records
Aralo-Caspian Racerunner
92 records
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.