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Mastigures
Uromastyx
Uromastyx is a genus of African and Asian agamid lizards, the member species of which 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 daytime or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good...
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
South Arabian Spiny-tailed Lizard
speciesUromastyx yemenensis
Western Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama
speciesUromastyx shobraki
Giant Spiny-tailed Mastigure
speciesUromastyx occidentalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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.