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Mastigures
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Mastigures

Uromastyx

Uromastyx is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East (West Asia). Members of the species are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards.

Lizards in the genus Uromastyx are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at nighttime or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species

Egyptian Spiny–tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx aegyptia

Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx nigriventris

Ornate Mastigure

speciesUromastyx ornata

Sudan Mastigure

speciesUromastyx dispar

North African Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx acanthinura

Omani Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx thomasi

Bent's Mastigure

speciesUromastyx benti

Geyr’s Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx geyri

Eyed Dabb Lizard

speciesUromastyx ocellata

Schmidt’s Mastigure

speciesUromastyx alfredschmidti

Princely Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx princeps

Macfadyen’s Mastigure

speciesUromastyx macfadyeni

Giant Spiny-tailed Mastigure

speciesUromastyx occidentalis

South Arabian Spiny-tailed Lizard

speciesUromastyx yemenensis

Western Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama

speciesUromastyx shobraki

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31313.