| 词条 | Uromastyx princeps |
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| image = Agamidae - Uromastyx princeps.JPG | image_caption = Uromastyx princeps | genus = Uromastyx | species = princeps | authority = O'Shaugnessy, 1880 |synonyms_ref=[1] |synonyms={{collapsible list|bullets = true |Uromastyx princeps O’SHAUGHNESSY 1880 |Aporoscelis princeps BOULENGER 1885 |Aporoscelis princeps SCORTECCI 1931 |Uromastix princeps PARKER 1942 |Uromastyx princeps scortecci CHERCHI 1954 |Uromastyx princeps WERMUTH 1967 |Uromastyx princeps WILMS 2002 |Uromastyx princeps WILMS et al. 2009 |Uromastyx princeps TAMAR et al. 2017 }}}} Uromastyx princeps, commonly known as the princely mastigure, princely spiny-tailed lizard, or Somalian mastigure, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. Geographic range and habitatThe species is endemic to the Horn of Africa. It is not known with certainty from localities outside of Somalia. [1] Probably it could be also present in eastern Ethiopia (Eritrea).[2] It lives in rocky areas of the coastal rocky plateaus of volcanic origin, [4] hiding in the cracks of rocks and crevices between the stones, usually blocking the entrance with the tail .[5] DescriptionUromastix princeps can reach a body length (including the tail) of about {{cvt|27|mm}}.[3] The body color may show various shades of olive-gray, greenish or blue, with small brown spots. In males, the back is brown-red or green with small dark spots, while the belly is yellowish and the tail is gray-green or brick-red. The females are gray-brown with a reddish tinge and small spots on top. Their belly is whitish. [3]The tail is ellipsoidal and significantly shorter (35-53% of the body length) than in other members of the genus, [3] but it shows longer and sharper spikes arranged in 9-14 whorls. All scales on the upper side of the tail have spikes.[3] The tail can be used as a defense.[5] BiologyU. princeps is an oviparous lizard. Mating occurs in May-June. Pregnancy lasts about one month. The females lay in July up to 14 eggs. This species feeds almost entirely on flowers, fruits and other plants, but also on insects.[4]Bibliography
References{{Wikispecies}}{{Commons}}1. ^1 The Reptile Database {{Taxonbar|from=Q1816858}}{{agamidae-stub}}2. ^Catalogue of life 3. ^1 2 3 4 Projekt Uromastyx 4. ^1 2 Longmann's Animal Encyclopedia. 2 : Agamidae|Reptiles described in 1880 |
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