| Uromastyx alfredschmidti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Uromastyx |
| Species: | U. alfredschmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Uromastyx alfredschmidti | |
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Uromastyx alfredschmidti, commonly known as the ebony mastigure, [2] Schmidt's mastigure, [2] [3] or Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [3] The species is indigenous to North Africa.
The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of German herpetologist Alfred A. Schmidt. [2]
The natural habitats of U. alfredschmidti are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and hot deserts.
U. alfredschmidti is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Like other species in the genus Uromastyx , U. alfredschmidti is herbivorous. [1]
The generic name (Uromastyx) is derived from the Ancient Greek words ourá (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and mastigo (Μαστίχα) meaning "whip" or "scourge", after the thick-spiked tail characteristic of all Uromastyx species.
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 shelter and accessible vegetation.
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Mesalina pasteuri, also known commonly as Pasteur's lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.
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