Uromastyx princeps, commonly known as the princely mastigure, princely spiny-tailed lizard, or Somalian mastigure, is a species of lizard in the familyAgamidae.
The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa. It is not known with certainty from localities outside of Somalia.[3] Probably it could be also present in eastern Ethiopia (Eritrea).[4] It lives in rocky areas of the coastal rocky plateaus of volcanic origin,[5] hiding in the cracks of rocks and crevices between the stones, usually blocking the entrance with the tail .[6]
Descriptionedit
Uromastix princeps can reach a body length (including the tail) of about 26 cm (10 in).[5] The body color may show various shades of olive-gray, greenish or blue, with small brown spots. In males, the back is brown-red or green with small dark spots, while the belly is yellowish and the tail is gray-green or brick-red. The females are gray-brown with a reddish tinge and small spots on top. Their belly is whitish.[5]
The tail is ellipsoidal and significantly shorter (35–53% of the body length) than in other members of the genus,[5] but it shows longer and sharper spikes arranged in 9–14 whorls. All scales on the upper side of the tail have spikes.[5] The tail can be used as a defense.[6]
Biologyedit
U. princeps is an oviparous lizard. Mating occurs in May–June. Pregnancy lasts about one month. The females lay in July up to 14 eggs. This species feeds almost entirely on flowers, fruits and other plants, but also on insects.[6]
Bibliographyedit
O'Shaughnessy AWE (1880). "Description of a new Species of Uromastix [sic]". Proc. Zool. Soc. London1880: 445-446 + Plate XLIII. ("Uromastix [sic] princeps ", new species).
Boulenger, G.A. (1885) Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae., London: 450 pp
Cherchi, M. A. 1954. una nuova sottospecie di Uromastix princeps O’Schaug. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. Milano 93: 538-544 + 1 plate
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^Mazuch, T. (2021). "Uromastyx princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T199814A22481945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T199814A22481945.en. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
uromastyx, princeps, commonly, known, princely, mastigure, princely, spiny, tailed, lizard, somalian, mastigure, species, lizard, family, agamidae, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, cites, appendix, cites, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryot. Uromastyx princeps commonly known as the princely mastigure princely spiny tailed lizard or Somalian mastigure is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae Uromastyx princeps Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 CITES Appendix II CITES 2 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Iguania Family Agamidae Genus Uromastyx Species U princeps Binomial name Uromastyx princepsO Shaugnessy 1880 Synonyms 3 List Uromastyx princeps O SHAUGHNESSY 1880Aporoscelis princeps BOULENGER 1885Aporoscelis princeps SCORTECCI 1931Uromastix princeps PARKER 1942Uromastyx princeps scortecci CHERCHI 1954Uromastyx princeps WERMUTH 1967Uromastyx princeps WILMS 2002Uromastyx princeps WILMS et al 2009Uromastyx princeps TAMAR et al 2017 Illustration from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880 Contents 1 Geographic range and habitat 2 Description 3 Biology 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesGeographic range and habitat editThe species is endemic to the Horn of Africa It is not known with certainty from localities outside of Somalia 3 Probably it could be also present in eastern Ethiopia Eritrea 4 It lives in rocky areas of the coastal rocky plateaus of volcanic origin 5 hiding in the cracks of rocks and crevices between the stones usually blocking the entrance with the tail 6 Description editUromastix princeps can reach a body length including the tail of about 26 cm 10 in 5 The body color may show various shades of olive gray greenish or blue with small brown spots In males the back is brown red or green with small dark spots while the belly is yellowish and the tail is gray green or brick red The females are gray brown with a reddish tinge and small spots on top Their belly is whitish 5 The tail is ellipsoidal and significantly shorter 35 53 of the body length than in other members of the genus 5 but it shows longer and sharper spikes arranged in 9 14 whorls All scales on the upper side of the tail have spikes 5 The tail can be used as a defense 6 Biology editU princeps is an oviparous lizard Mating occurs in May June Pregnancy lasts about one month The females lay in July up to 14 eggs This species feeds almost entirely on flowers fruits and other plants but also on insects 6 Bibliography editO Shaughnessy AWE 1880 Description of a new Species of Uromastix sic Proc Zool Soc London 1880 445 446 Plate XLIII Uromastix sic princeps new species Boulenger G A 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum Nat Hist I Geckonidae Eublepharidae Uroplatidae Pygopodidae Agamidae London 450 pp Cherchi M A 1954 una nuova sottospecie di Uromastix princeps O Schaug Atti Soc ital Sci nat Milano 93 538 544 1 plate Loveridge A 1942 Bull Mus comp Zool Cambridge 91 49 50 54 55References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uromastyx princeps Mazuch T 2021 Uromastyx princeps IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 e T199814A22481945 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2021 1 RLTS T199814A22481945 en Retrieved 23 February 2022 Appendices CITES cites org Retrieved 2022 01 14 a b Uromastyx princeps at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 23 February 2022 Catalogue of life a b c d e Projekt Uromastyx Archived from the original on 2020 02 23 Retrieved 2019 03 23 a b c Longmann s Animal Encyclopedia nbsp This lizard from family Agamidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uromastyx princeps amp oldid 1197953946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
