Uromastyx occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Iguania Parvordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Uromastycinae
Genus: Uromastyx
Species: Uromastyx occidentalis

Name

Uromastyx occidentalis Mateo, Geniez, López-Jurado & Bons, 1999: 106

• Holotype: DBULPGC 5, adult ♂, collected by M. Hasi on 25 June 1995.
• Type locality: “Aagtel Agmumuit, between Yeloua and Mades (Adrar Souttouf, Western Sahara) [21°52′N, 15°31′W]”.
• Paratype: EBD 29495, juvenile indet., same data as for the holotype.

References

Primary references

• Mateo, J.A., Geniez, P., López-Jurado, L.F. & Bons, J. 1999. Chorological analysis and morphological variations of Saurians of the genus Uromastyx (Reptilia: Agamidae) in western Sahara. Description of two new taxa. Revista Española de Herpetología 12: 97–109. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Giant Spiny-tailed Lizard