Saturday, April 24, 2021

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: U is for Uromastyx alfredschmidti

 Uromastyx alfredschmidti is the scientific name for Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard which is native to Northern Africa. The lizard is a threatened species due to loss of habitat.

It lives in rocky desert areas and is a herbivore mainly with an occasional bug thrown in.



The final stretch starts Monday!

4 comments:

nashvillecats2 said...

Looks very impressive I must say.

Yvonne.

Lisa said...

I wondered what you'd do for U! I realize I DO know uromastyx! Not that endangered kind, but ones as pets. I've owned mammals, birds, fish, hissing cockroaches, hermit crabs... but never a reptile. A few have tempted me. I do admire their beauty.

Birgit said...

He is really quite pretty with the bright orange in his skin. I wonder if his bite is nasty

CAAC said...

Mike,

I'd say the bright orange skin provides good camouflage for the rocky dessert areas in Africa. It surely would stick out like a sore thumb if it found itself in the eastern U.S.

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