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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 ...
Short-nosed desert lizard: Eremias brevirostris : 15 cm (5.9 in) Least concern: Found nationwide in scrubs, as well as wide sandy areas. Arnold's fringe-fingered lizard: Acanthodactylus opheodurus: 18 cm (7.1 in) Least concern: Inhabits arid desert with shrubbery, particularly because females deposit eggs in holes dug under bushes.
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
Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula (1 C, 61 P) I. ... Pages in category "Reptiles of the Middle East" ... Desert monitor; E.
Arabian oryx, the national animal of Qatar. The wildlife of Qatar includes the peninsula's flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The country's terrestrial wildlife includes numerous small nocturnal mammals, a number of reptiles which mainly consist of lizard species, and arthropods. Aquatic animals primarily include fish, shrimp and pearl ...
This category is for articles about reptiles native to the Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen). Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
National animals of the Levant: Arabian oryx (Jordan), mountain gazelle and hoopoe (), striped hyena (Lebanon), Palestine sunbird (Palestine), and saker falcon (Syria). The wildlife of the Levant encompasses all types of wild plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fresh and saltwater fish, and invertebrates, that inhabit the region historically known as the Levant ...
The Sinai agama is a small lizard with long legs, giving it an upright stance. It grows to a length of 18 cm (7 in) and has a long, slender tail, one and a half times as long as the body. The long head has the eyes fairly near the front with a distinctive pair of ear openings some way behind in line with the animal's mouth.