spiny-footed lizard
acanthodactylus erythrurus latin

The reptilian population of the desert includes ladder snakes, spiny-footed lizards and ocellated lizards.

The red-tailed spiny-footed lizard, like other members of this genus, may defend itself aggressively and bite tenaciously, if one tries to catch it.

The Red-tailed Spiny-footed Lizard (Acanthodactylus erythrurus, or the "Spanish acanthodactylus"), is considered to be the fastest member of the huge Lacertidae family.