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Uromastyx

Description

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 occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at daytime or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2459643https://www.gbif.org/species/2459643
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)37887https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37887
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Uromastyx
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
-ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
-AcrodontaCope 1864
familyAgamidaeGray 1827
genusUromastyxMerrem 1820
Common Namespiny-tailed lizard
Scientific NameUromastyx Merrem, 1820
Name Published InMerrem, Blasius. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Krieger, Marburg.: vi + 191.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Uromastyxgenusbelongs to Uromastycinaestated with evidenceTheobold, 1868
Uromastyxgenusbelongs to Agamidaestated with evidenceEstes, 1983
Uromastyxgenusbelongs to AgamidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Uromastyxgenusbelongs to Agamidaestated without evidenceFrank and Ramus, 1996
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)16
Extant Size (PBDB)15 (94%)
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 28.4 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Common Name(s) Spiny-tailed Lizard
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uromastyx

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Uromastyx acanthinura
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx acanthinurus
species
listed (PBDB)Dabba Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx aegyptia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx aegypticus
species
listed (PBDB)Egyptian Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx alfredschmidti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx asmussi
species
listed (PBDB)Iranian Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx benti
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Bent's Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx dispar
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Sudan Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx europaeus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
656.0 Ma
Paleocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Uromastyx geyri
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Sahara Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx hardwickii
species
listed (PBDB)Indian Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx loricatus
species
listed (PBDB)Mesopotamian Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx macfadyeni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Somali Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx nigriventris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx occidentalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx ocellata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx ocellatus
species
listed (PBDB)Ocellated Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx ornata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx ornatus
species
listed (PBDB)Ornate Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx princeps
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Princely Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx scorteccii
species
listed (PBDB)Scortecci's Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx shobraki
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Uromastyx thomasi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Thomas' Mastigure0 Ma
Extant
Uromastyx yemenensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Edwardssaurus Hoser, 2013GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Edwardssaurus
Uromastix Merrem, 1820GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Uromastix
Dallysaurus Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Dallysaurus
Dicksmithsaurus Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Dicksmithsaurus
Supremeuromastyx Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Supremeuromastyx
Macgoldrichsaurus Hoser, 2013GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Macgoldrichsaurus
Uromasyx GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Uromasyx
Newmansaurus Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Newmansaurus
Vrljicsaurus Hoser, 2013GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Vrljicsaurus
Uromastrix Gray, 1825GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Uromastrix
Stokessaurus Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Stokessaurus
Mooresaurus Hoser, 2014GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Mooresaurus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1820Uromastyx Merrem
1868Uromastyx Theobold
1903Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano
1980Palaeochamaeleo Moody and Ro?ek p. 86
1983Uromastyx Estes
1988Uromastyx Carroll
1996Uromastyx Frank and Ramus

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Moody S., Roček Z. (1980) Chamaeleo caroliquarti (Chamaeleonidae, Sauria): a new species from the Lower Miocene of Central Europe, Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey 55 2, 85-96
Estes R. (1983) Sauria terrestria, Amphisbaenia, Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 10A, 1-249
Frank N., Ramus E. (1996) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World, 1-377
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Tent. Syst. Amph., 12 (as Uromastix; also as Uromastyx p. 56). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Uetz, 1995-, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Uetz, 1995- - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Applegarth, J. S., 1983: null. Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition. 54. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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