Acanthodactylus margaritae
# Acanthodactylus margaritae

Acanthodactylus margaritae is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

## Etymology

The specific name, margaritae, is in honor of Greek herpetologist Margarita Metallinou, who died tragically while doing field work in Africa in 2015.

## Geographic range

A. margaritae is found in southern Morocco.

## Habitat

A. margaritae inhabits a variety of desert and semidesert habitats, including stony plains, stable sands, fixed dunes, hard clay with sparse low vegetation, and open argan tree forest.

## Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. margaritae is 7.1 cm (2.8 in).

## Reproduction

A. margaritae is oviparous.

