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    Species Accepted

    Uromastyx acanthinura Bell, 1825

    North African Spiny-tailed Lizard
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Uromastyx
    IUCNNear Threatened

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

      1 result
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      South AfricaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      19 results
      Afrikaanse doornstaartagame Dutch
      Agame à queue épineuse French
      Fouette-queue French
      Lagarto-de-cauda-espinhosa-norte-africano Portuguese
      Noord-Afrikaanse Doornstaartagaam Dutch
      Noord-Afrikaanse doornstaartagame Dutch
      Nordafrikanischer Dornschwanz German
      Nordafrikansk Tornhaleagam Danish
      North African Spiny-tailed Lizard English
      North African Thorny Tailed Lizard English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      59 results
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      Pflugmacher, S. (1984). Über die Haltung des afrikanischen Dornschwanzes - Uromastyx acanthinurus. Sauria 6 (4): 33-34.
      Geniez, P.; Mateo, J.A.; Geniez, M. & Pether, J. (2004). The amphibians and reptiles of the Western Sahara (former Spanish Sahara) and adjacent regions. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 228 Pp. [Reviewed in Reptilia GB 44: 81].
      Wilms, T.; Strassen, B.; Oppermann, A. & Petri, C. (2007). Ein Beitrag zur artgerechten Einrichtung und Beleuchtung von Terrarien für die Haltung von Dornschwanzagamen. Draco 8 (31): 20-29.
      Flower, & Stanley. (1933). Notes on the recent reptiles and amphibians of Egypt, with a list of the species recorded from that kingdom. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1933: 735-851.
      Kwet, A. (2013). Die Nordafrikanische Dornschwanzagame. Terraria-Elaphe 2013 (4): 56-57.
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx
      Wilms, T. (2001). Dornschwanzagamen, 2. Aufl. Herpeton, Offenbach, 142 Pp.
      Trape, J.F.; Trape, S. & Chirio, L. (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d’Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. IRD Orstom, 503 Pp.
      Sindaco, R., & Jeremcenko, V. K. (2008). The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 Pp.

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