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Common name Binomial name Length Global status Trend Habitat and distribution Image Fringe-toed sand lizard: Acanthodactylus boskianus: 15 cm (5.9 in) Least concern: Found in coastal plains, oases and cultivated regions. Diurnal. Nidua: Acanthodactylus scutellatus: 15 cm (5.9 in) Least concern: Prefers open desert and shrubbery. Short-nosed ...
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 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 ...
It has a white coloration on the underside of the tail with a black tip. When the animal is alerted the whole last quarter of the tail becomes black. P. arabicus also has a relatively long tail and a pointed snout. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 51 mm (2 in) and weigh 4.08g on average. [3]
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.
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The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Dubai (Chris Zacharia) Where dune meets sky, sketched in the sand like a hieroglyph, we find our first sign: the jagged ‘w’ of two talon prints.
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 ...