Uromastyx occidentalis MATEO, GENIEZ, LOPEZ-JURADO & BONS, 1999

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Uromastycinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Uromastyx occidentalis MATEO, GENIEZ, LOPEZ-JURADO & BONS 1999 Uromastyx occidentalis — WILMS 2007 Uromastyx occidentalis — WILMS et al. 2009
Distribution	Western Sahara Type locality: Aagtel Agmumuit, between Yeloua and Mades (Adrar Souttouf, Western Sahara) (21° 52'N, 15° 31'W)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ULPGC (also as DBULPGC) 5 collected by M. Hasi June 25th 1995. Paratype: E.B.D.29495
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (614 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	This species is known from only 2 specimens.
Etymology	The specific name occidentalis (Latin) refers to the western distribution of this species.
References	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] Mateo, J.A., GENIEZ, P., LOPEZ-JURADO, L. F., BONS, J. 1999. Chorological analysis and morphological variations of Saurians of the genus Uromastyx (Reptilia: Agamidae) in western Sahara. Description of two new taxa. Revista Española de Herpetologia 12: 97-109 - get paper here Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here Tamar, Karin; Margarita Metallinou , Thomas Wilms , Andreas Schmitz , Pierre‐André Crochet , Philippe Geniez , Salvador Carranza 2017. Evolutionary history of spiny-tailed lizards (Agamidae: Uromastyx) from the Saharo-Arabian region. Zoologica Scripta 47: 159– 173 - get paper here Trape, J.F.; Trape, S. & Chirio, L. 2012. Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. IRD Orstom, 503 pp. - get paper here Wilms, T. 2001. Dornschwanzagamen, 2. Aufl. Herpeton, Offenbach, 142 pp. - get paper here Wilms, T. 2007. Dornschwanzagamen der Gattung Uromastyx - Einführung in Taxonomie und Ökologie einer auf Wüsten spezialisierten Echsengruppe. Draco 8 (31): 4-19 - get paper here Wilms, Thomas; Böhme, Wolfgang; Wagner, Philipp; Lutzmann, Nicolà; Andreas Schmitz 2009. On the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) – Resurrection of the Genus Saara Gray, 1845. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56: 55-99 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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