Uromastyx alfredschmidti

Uromastyx alfredschmidti
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Uromastyx
Species:	U. alfredschmidti
Binomial name
	Uromastyx alfredschmidti; Wilms & Böhme, 2001

Last updated January 10, 2025

Uromastyx alfredschmidti, commonly known as the ebony mastigure,^[3]Schmidt's mastigure,^[3]^[4] or Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard,^[4] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.^[4] The species is indigenous to North Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of German herpetologist Alfred A. Schmidt.^[3]

Geographic range

U. alfredschmidti is found in Algeria and Libya.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of U. alfredschmidti are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and hot deserts.

Conservation status

U. alfredschmidti is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Diet

Like other species in the genus Uromastyx , U. alfredschmidti is herbivorous.^[1]

Reproduction

U. alfredschmidti is oviparous.^[4]

Taxonomy

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.

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References

1 2 3 4 Joger, U.; Böhme, W. (2006). "Uromastyx alfredschmidti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61590A12502939. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61590A12502939.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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1 2 3 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uromastyx alfredschmidti, pp. 5, 236).
1 2 3 4 Species Uromastyx alfredschmidti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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.
Sindaco R, Wilms TM, Venchi A (2012). "On the distribution of Uromastyx alfredschmidti Wilms & Böhme, 2000 [sic] (Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae)". Acta Herpetologica7 (1): 23–28.
Tamar K, Metallinou M, Wilms T, Schmitz A, Crochet P-A, Geniez P, Carranza S (2017). "Evolutionary history of spiny-tailed lizards (Agamidae: Uromastyx) from the Saharo-Arabian region". Zoologica Scripta47 (2): 159–173.
Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).
Wilms T, Böhme W (2001). "Revision der Uromastyx acanthinura - Artengruppe, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art aus der Zentralsahara (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae) [= "Revision of the Uromastyx acanthinura species group, with description of a new species from the Central Sahara (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae)]". Zoologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden51 (8): 73–104. (Uromastyx alfredschmidti, new species). (in German, with English abstract).

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Joger, U.; Böhme, W. (2006). "Uromastyx alfredschmidti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61590A12502939. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61590A12502939.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[EDR-3] 1 2 3 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uromastyx alfredschmidti, pp. 5, 236).

[RDB-4] 1 2 3 4 Species Uromastyx alfredschmidti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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