''Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata'' is a subspecies of

spiny-tailed lizard ''Uromastyx'' is a genus of African and Asian agamid lizards, the member species of which are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Lizards in the genus ''Uromastyx'' are primarily herbivorous, but occas ...

belonging to the family

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. It is found in rocky,

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and

desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...

habitats in

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, its range including parts of

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and

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of ''

Uromastyx dispar ''Uromastyx dispar'', the Sudan mastigure, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Mauritania, Sudan, Chad, Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North ...

''.''Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata'' MERTENS 1962
/ref> This is a medium, desert-adapted species for the genus, with an average length of around 50 cm. This lizard is usually beige or green-brown with patterns on their backs and a characteristic tail. They nurture morning

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or the moisture from their

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s, and they can survive severe

drought A drought is defined as drier than normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan, J. Renwick, R.P. Allan, P.A. Arias, M. Barlow, R. Cerezo-Mota, A. Cherchi, T.Y. Gan, J. Gergis, D. Jiang, A. Khan, W. Pokam Mba, D. Rosenfeld, J. Tierney, an ...

periods.

References

* Information retrieved from exhibition stand at the London Zoo. {{Taxonbar, from1=Q91346544, from2=Q7900890 Uromastyx Reptiles of Africa Reptiles described in 1962 Taxa named by Robert Mertens