Acanthodactylus busacki
# Acanthodactylus busacki

Acanthodactylus busacki, called commonly Busack's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Africa.

## Etymology

The specific name, busacki, is in honor of American herpetologist Stephen D. Busack (born 1944).

## Geographic range

A. busacki is found in Morocco and Western Sahara.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. busacki are desert and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 580 m (1,900 ft).

## Description

A. busacki may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.3 cm (2.9 in). Adult males are reddish on the posterior throat, neck, anterior body and belly, and forelimbs.

## Reproduction

A. busacki is oviparous.

