Uromastyx benti

Uromastyx benti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Uromastyx
Species:	U. benti
Binomial name
	Uromastyx benti; (Anderson, 1894)
Synonyms
	Aporoscelis benti; Anderson, 1894; Uromastix benti; — Anderson, 1896; Uromastyx benti; — Parker, 1938;

Last updated July 16, 2021

Uromastyx benti, also known commonly as Bent's mastigure and the Yemeni spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the southeastern Arabian Peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, benti, is in honor of English explorer James Theodore Bent.^[3]

Geographic range

U. benti is found in Oman and Yemen.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. benti is rocky areas, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft).^[1]

Diet

U. benti is herbivorous, and its diet includes dry grasses.^[1]

Reproduction

U. benti is oviparous.^[2] Breeding takes place once a year, and clutch size is 6–12 eggs.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Wilms T, Sindaco R, Busais SMS, Mohammed SF (2012). "Uromastyx benti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199601A2605991. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199601/2605991. Downloaded on 20 December 2020.
1 2 3 Uromastyx benti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.
↑ 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 benti, p. 23).