Uromastyx aegyptia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Uromastyx |
| Species: | U. aegyptia
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| Uromastyx aegyptia (Forskål, 1775)
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Uromastyx aegyptia is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to North Africa and the Middle East.[1]
Common names
[edit]Common names for U. aegyptia include Egyptian mastigure,[3] Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard,[1] and, when referring to the subspecies Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni (see below), Leptien's mastigure.[3]
Description
[edit]U. aegyptia is one of the largest members of its genus, with an average total length (including tail) of 76 cm (30 in) for males.[citation needed]
Geographic range and conservation status
[edit]U. aegyptia can be found in Egypt east of the Nile,[1][4] Israel, Syria, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran. It has a patchy distribution and is rare in most parts of its range. It is believed to be in decline because of habitat loss and over-harvesting.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Uromastyx aegyptia aegyptia (Forskål, 1775)
- Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni Wilms & Böhme, 2000
- Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis Blanford, 1874
Etymology
[edit]The subspecific name, leptieni, is in honor of German herpetologist Rolf Leptien.[5]
Economic use
[edit]U. aegyptia is locally known as dhab or ḍabb (Arabic: ضب). Its strong skin made good leather for the bedouins, while its meat was often considered as an alternative source of protein.[6]
Habitat
[edit]U. aegyptia lives in open, flat, gravelly, stony, and rocky areas at elevations up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Wilms, T.; Eid, E.K.A.; Al Johany, A.M.H; Amr, Z.S.S.; Els, J.; Baha El Din, S.; Disi, A.M.; Sharifi, M.; Papenfuss, T.; Shafiei Bafti, S.; Werner, Y.L. (2017) [errata version of 2012 assessment]. "Uromastyx aegyptia ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T164729A115304711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164729A1071308.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Uromastyx aegyptia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 February 2022.
- ^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uromastyx leptieni, p. 155).
- ^ Ghose, Tia (2014-03-05). "Leapin' Lizards! Medieval Arabs Ate the Scaly Creatures". LiveScience.com. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
Further reading
[edit]- Blanford WT (1874). "Descriptions of two Uromasticine Lizards from Mesopotamia and Southern Persia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874: 656–661 + Plate LXXX. (Uromastix [sic] microlepis, new species, pp. 658–660 + Plate LXXX).
- Forskål P (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quæ in Itinere Orientali Observit. Copenhagen: Möller. 164 pp. (Lacerta ægyptia, new species, p. 13). (in Latin).
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
- Wilms T, Böhme W (2000). "A new Uromastyx species from south-eastern Arabia, with comments on the taxonomy of Uromastyx aegyptia (FORSKÅL, 1775) (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae)". Herpetozoa 13 (3/4): 133–148. (Uromastyx leptieni, new species, pp. 142–146, Figures 3–9). (in English, with an abstract in German).
External links
[edit]- Egyptian Spiny-Tail Agama, Sea Dwellers & Friends.
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