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Basic information
Uromastyx nigriventris
Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyDragons
GenusMastigures
- English name
- Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard
- Alternative names
- Marokko-Dornschwanz
- Synonyms
- Uromastix acanthinurus var. pluriscutata, Uromastix acanthinurus werneri
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 250 mm
- Body mass
- max 575.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 46 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–23 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7DVXW · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19815 · dryad-v5