Uromastyx benti
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Uromastyx
Species:
U. benti
Binomial name
Uromastyx benti
(Anderson, 1894)
Synonyms[3]
  • Aporoscelis benti
    Anderson, 1894
  • Uromastix benti
    — Anderson, 1896
  • Uromastyx benti
    — Parker, 1938

Uromastyx benti, also known commonly as Bent's mastigure and the Yemeni spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the southeastern Arabian Peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, benti, is in honor of English explorer James Theodore Bent.[4]

Geographic range

U. benti is found in Oman and Yemen.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. benti is rocky areas, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft).[1]

Diet

U. benti is herbivorous, and its diet includes dry grasses.[1]

Reproduction

U. benti is oviparous.[3] Breeding takes place once a year, and clutch size is 6–12 eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wilms T, Sindaco R, Busais SMS, Mohammed SF (2012). "Uromastyx benti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199601A2605991. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199601/2605991. Downloaded on 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Uromastyx benti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Uromastyx benti, p. 23).

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