Description
- Common Name: Leopard Fringe-toed Lizard
- Scientific Name: Acanthodactylus pardalis
- Locality/Morph: Wild Type
- Sex: Unknown
- Age: Unknown
- Source: Wild caught in Egypt
- Native Range: North Africa (Egypt, Libya) and the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
- Natural Habitat: Arid deserts, sandy plains, rocky edges, and dry scrubland
- Diet: Insectivorous – small invertebrates and occasional vegetation
- Basking Temperature: 35–40°C hotspot
- Ambient Temperature: 26–32°C (night drop to ~15–24°C)
- Average Adult Size: 16–20 cm
The Leopard Fringe-fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus pardalis) is one of the larger and more striking species in the Acanthodactylus genus, named after its leopard spots. As with its close relatives, its fringed toes are perfectly adapted for sprinting across loose desert sands, where it is a fast, wary, and highly active species. These lizards are primarily diurnal, spending their days basking in intense heat and actively hunting for small insects.
In captivity, A. pardalis requires a hot, open desert-style setup with a basking area reaching 35–40°C and an ambient gradient of 26–32°C. Good ventilation and strong UVB lighting are essential to replicate natural conditions. A sandy or sandy-soil substrate, with rocks and flat basking surfaces, provides both heat-retaining basking areas and security. Enclosures should emphasise floor space to allow for natural movement and activity.
Their diet should consist of a variety of small live insects such as crickets, locust hoppers, roaches, and mealworms. Food should be gut-loaded and dusted with calcium and vitamin supplements to ensure proper nutrition. Although primarily insectivorous, occasional offerings of soft plant matter can be accepted.
Fringe-toed Lizards are a fast, active species that are not typically suitable for handling. With the correct care and conditions, they can thrive in captivity and display their natural behaviours, and can live for up to 10 years.
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
Livestock sales are for customers aged 18+, if under this age you must have prior parent permission. If we have any reason to suspect this is not the case we will contact you before the animal is released.
When purchasing an animal from us you automatically agree to these terms of sale.
