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The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East (West Asia). Member 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 ...
Arabian toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) is a species of agamid lizard found in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, and Jordan. [ 2 ] Arabian Toad-headed Agama from United Arab Emirates
"Survey of the reptiles of the Sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi, Arabian Peninsula. Part II. Systematic account of the collection of reptiles made in the Sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi by John Gasperetti". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 35: 157–192. (Acanthodactylus haasi, new species, pp. 177-178 + Figures 9B, 10B on pp. 174 ...
The eastern skink (Scincus mitranus), also known as the Arabian sand skink or the eastern sandfish, is a species of lizard in the skink family, Scincidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is endemic to the deserts and arid lands of the east-southeastern Arabian Peninsula north to Western Iran .
"The Reptiles and Amphibians of Dhofar, Southern Arabia". Journal of Oman Studies. Special Report No. 2: 273–332. (Acanthodactylus schmidti, new status, p. 307). Haas G (1957). "Some Amphibians and Reptiles from Arabia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 29 (3): 47–86. (Acanthodactylus cantoris schmidti, new subspecies, pp ...
Acanthodactylus felicis Arnold, 1980 – cat fringe-fingered lizard, South Arabian fringe-toed lizard; Acanthodactylus gongrorhynchatus Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1967 – Saudi fringe-fingered lizard; Acanthodactylus grandis Boulenger, 1909 – giant fringe-fingered lizard; Acanthodactylus guineensis (Boulenger, 1887) – Guinea fringe-fingered ...
To further support their title as a "sand-fish," these lizards are able to breathe even when completely submerged in the desert sand. [10] They breathe the tiny pockets of air between grains of sand, and a specially-formed respiratory tract catches inhaled particles before they reach the lungs. These particles are then expelled via sneezing. [10]
The Arabian Desert has a subtropical, hot desert climate, similar to the climate of the Sahara Desert (the world's largest hot desert). The Arabian Desert is actually an extension of the Sahara Desert over the Arabian peninsula. The climate is mainly dry. Most areas get around 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain per year. Unlike the Sahara Desert—more ...