Urothemis thomasi

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Urothemis thomasi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Urothemis
Species:
U. thomasi
Binomial name
Urothemis thomasi
Longfield, 1932
Urothemis thomasi from United Arab Emirates Urothemis thomasi.jpg
Urothemis thomasi from United Arab Emirates

Urothemis thomasi, the Omani dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Oman and possibly Somalia, and was recently discovered in the United Arab Emirates. [2] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It was last known to be threatened by habitat loss as of 2014.

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References

  1. Boudot, J.-P. (2018). "Urothemis thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22817A83841808. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22817A83841808.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Michael Dickison. "New discovery amid UAE's dying ecosystem". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 June 2014.