N Mali, Niger, northern Chad, southern Algeria, southern Tunisia, Libya, northern Sudan and southernmost Egypt.  

Subspecies:

Acanthodactylus scutellatus audouini  BOULENGER, 1918

Synonyms:

Acanthodactylus scutellatus var. audouini   BOULENGER, 1918

Types:

Lectotype: BMNH 1920.1.20.3006 designated by CROCHET et al. 2003. Paralectotypes: BMNH 97.10.28.315-319 (Wadi Halfa, Sudan), BMNH 1913.12.30.6-10 (Homs, Tripoli), BMNH 91.5.4.85-91 (Duirat, southern Tunisia), BMNH 1920.1.20.3006 (Wed El Kreil, Tunisia); see also SALVADOR 1982

Terra Typica:

Restricta (CROCHET, GENIEZ & INEICH 2003) Oued el Kreil, S Tunisia.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Boulenger, G.A. (1918) -  Description of Acathodactylus scutellatus audouini. -  In: “Sur les lézards du genre Acanthodactylus Wieg.” - Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France, 43: 143-155.   

  • Tamar, K. & Carranza, S. & Sindaco, R. & Moravec, J. & Trape, J.-F. & Meiri, S. (2016) -  Out of Africa: Phylogeny and biogeography of the widespread genus Acanthodactylus (Reptilia: Lacertidae).  -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 103: 6-18.