Uromastyx shobraki

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Uromastyx shobraki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Uromastyx
Species:
U. shobraki
Binomial name
Uromastyx shobraki
Wilms & Schmitz, 2007

Uromastyx shobraki is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Yemen. [2]

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References

  1. Wilms, T. 2012. Uromastyx shobraki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199815A2612567. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199815/2612567. Downloaded on 20 December 2020.
  2. Uromastyx shobraki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.