title: Acanthodactylus blanfordii
text: # Acanthodactylus blanfordii
  
  Acanthodactylus blanfordii, commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  Acanthodactylus blanfordii is found in SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan, N Oman (Muscat region), and India.
  
  The type locality is "Perse et Béloutchistan ".
  
  ## Etymology
  
  Both the specific name, blanfordii, and the common name, Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, are in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford (1832 - 1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  A. blanfordii is oviparous.
  
  