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Jeremcenko 2008; Trape et al. 2012) provide evidence of T. neglecta in Chad. Bshaena and Joger 
(2013) considered records from Chad to be misidentified T. ephippiata O’Shaughnessy, 1875. 
Joger (1984) incorrectly gave the date of Strauch’s description as 1895. 
IUCN Threat Status.— Least Concern. 
Family Lacertidae 
Acanthodactylus boskianus asper (Audouin, 1827:174, pi. I, fig. 10) 
1827 Lacerta aspera Audouin, Explication sommaire des planches de reptiles (supplement), publiees par 
Jules-Cesar Savigny, Membre de flnstitut; offrant un expose des caracteres naturels des genres, avec la dis¬ 
tinction des especes. Pp. 161-184 In: M. J.-C. L. de Savigny, (ed.), Description de l’Egypte, ou Recueil des 
Observations et des Recherches qui ont ete Faites en Egypte Pendant l’Expedition de l’Armee Frangaise. His- 
toire Naturelle. Tome premier. Partie premier. Imprimerie Imperiale, Paris. 
Holotype.— Specimen figured in fig. 10, pi. 1 of the Atlas to the Description de l’Egypte, not located 
fide Brygoo (1988), “Egypte.” 
Acanthodactylus boskianus, Le Berre 1989:186. 
Acanthodactylus boskianus, Schleich, Kastle, and Kabisch 1996:378. 
Acanthodactylus boskianus, Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008:210. 
Compl qxq Acanthodactylus boskianus, Trape, Trape, and Chirio 2012:294. 
Distribution.— The range of A. boskianus as a whole extends from Mauritania and Western 
Sahara and as far south as northern Nigeria east to Eritrea, Sudan, and Egypt, and across Sinai and 
through the Levant to southeastern Anatolia, Iraq, Kuwait and western Iran (Sindaco and 
Jeremcenko 2008). The subspecies A. b. asper occupies most of North Africa (but see Comments 
for the confusion surrounding the delineation of taxa within this group). In Libya they are found 
across the country, except Kufrah (Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008). 
Libyan Records (Map 26): TRIPOLITANIA: NuoatalKhams : 3: NHMC 80.3.76.62-64. 5: 
Werner 1909; Zavattari 1934. 6: Werner 1909. Zawiyah : 23: NMBA-REPT 15319; Zavattari 1934. 
24: Werner 1909. Jafara : 33: BMNH 1975.1200; Salvador 1982. Tripoli : 39: FMNH 82966. 45: 
MCSN 2407; ZSM 172/1979; Werner 1909; 
Ghigi 1913; Zavattari 1934; Sayers 1964. 53: 
NMBA-REPT 15320. Muroub : 66: Sindaco, 
pers. obs. 4/29/2008. 67: Sindaco, pers. obs. 
4/29/2008. 68: BMNH 1955.1.8.55; Boulenger 
1914; Zavattari 1934; Salvador 1982. 69: 
BMNH 1955.1.8.56; Salvador 1982; Sindaco 
obs. 4/26/2008. Misratah : 82: NHMC 
80.3.76.65-74. 75: BMNH 1955.1.8.57; Sal¬ 
vador 1982. Nalut : 101: BMNH 1965.1248; 
Salvador 1982. 105: MNHN 2004.0083; 
Ibrahim and Ineich 2005. 119: BMNH 
1954.1.5.98; Salvador 1982. 122: Brito et al. 
2008. Jabal al Gharbi : 136: BMNH 
1965.1250; Salvador 1982. 138: ZMA 13082. 
141: ZSM 169/1975. Sirte : 174: ZMB 18007. 
185: BMNH 1965.1137, 1965.1247; Salvador 
1982. 187: BMNH 1965.1249. “Tripolitania”: 
Latase 1885. “Tripolitania settentrionale”: 
Map 26. Distribution of Acanthodactylus boskianus 
asper in Libya. 
