Stats

Lifespan: 15-25 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Desert
Range: North Africa
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Spines
Status: Rare

About

The Sudan Mastigure is a stocky spiny-tailed agamid lizard from the Saharan belt of Africa; adult males are dramatically patterned in jet-black with vivid yellow spots. Its thick, spine-ringed tail is wielded as a bludgeoning weapon and used to plug the entrance of its burrow against predators.

Life cycle

1.
hatchling
A miniature lizard cuts itself free from its egg and starts hunting tiny insects within days.
2.
juvenile
A juvenile sheds repeatedly as it grows, often duller-colored than adults and quick to dart for cover.
3.
adult
Fully grown with adult coloration and size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Uromastyx
Species: Uromastyx dispar