Uromastyx ocellata (lat.) Is a type of spiketails from the agam family .
| Uromastyx ocellata |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Infraclass : | Lepidozavromorfy |
| Infrastructure : | Iguanoids |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Uromastyx ocellata Lichtenstein , 1823 |
| Security status |
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Least concernIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 176223 |
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The total length reaches 28 cm. Sexual dimorphism is observed. The color of males is much more intense and brighter than that of females. The upper surface of the head in males is red or green with black, green or red specks. The color of their backs is brick red or dark green, occasionally blue green, on top of which there are 7-8 transverse rows of yellow spots with a black border. The sides of the neck, trunk and tail are dark green, the throat and chest are light green or bright blue, sometimes the blue color extends to the sides and sides of the back. The belly is yellow. The upper side of the limbs is dirty green, the bottom is white. The upper surface of the tail is blue-green or reddish, the lower one is white. In females, unlike males, the coloring of the back is more faded and dull. Their tail is yellowish or green. The head is short and wide. The body is flattened, wide. There are no enlarged scales at the front edges of the apertures. The scales of the trunk and limbs are small and smooth, only the outer surface of the upper part of the lower leg is covered with hilly scales. The tail is relatively long, is 85-98% of the body length and somewhat flattened, covered with 22-29 on top transverse rows of spines. The spikes on the sides of the tail are noticeably larger than in the middle.
He loves hamadryas (gravel deserts) and reggae (stony deserts), where they settle, wherever possible, in the places where local acacia species grow. Often rises along the trunks of trees or shrubs. If necessary, he can jump to the ground and hide in his hole, which he digs right there, at the roots of the tree. It feeds on acacia leaves and flowers. The diet of young lizards is complemented by insects . Often they were found sleeping or resting on acacia branches high enough above the ground.
Oviparous lizard. Mating season starts in March. During this period males are especially brightly colored. Pregnancy lasts 4-6 weeks, in May-June females lay 11-16 eggs. After 68β93 days, young spiketails 7β9 cm long and weighing 4.5β6.7 g appear. Puberty begins at the age of 3-5 years.
The species is distributed from southeastern Egypt , through Sudan , Eritrea , Djibouti to northwestern Somalia .
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