Hi, this lizard was spotted in Qatar. Anyone know what it is?
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What kind of lizard?
biotope
May 03, 2006 04:41 PM
Replies (3)
Greg Longhurst
May 03, 2006 05:18 PM
Looks like a member of the genus Uromastyx to me. Common name would be spiny tailed agamid. The species is probably acanthinurus.
Only reason I am not dead certain is that this is a primarily African genus, & I am not sure if the range into Qatar, although one species is found in northwestern India.
~~Greg~~
biotope
May 03, 2006 05:31 PM
Greg, thank you so much for your help.
Best regards,
Rhett
Ingo
May 04, 2006 04:09 AM
Looks like Uromastyx aegyptia. To my knowledge this species is not described for Qarab so far, but is known to live in neighbouring areas od Saudi arabia.
Ciqo
Ingo
