Appearance
''U. aegyptia'' is one of the largest members of the genus, with average lengths of 76 cm for males.
Naming
Common names for ''U. aegyptia'' include Egyptian mastigure, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, Leptien's mastigure, Egyptian Uromastyx and Egyptian dabb lizard.Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.⤷ ''Uromastyx aegyptia aegyptia''
⤷ ''Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni'' Wilms & Böhme, 2000
⤷ ''Uromastyx microlepis'' Blanford, 1874The subspecific name, ''leptieni'', is in honor of German herpetologist Rolf Leptien.
Status
''U. aegyptia'' can be found in Egypt, Libya, Palestine, Israel and throughout the Middle East but is rarely found today due to reduction of habitat. The remainder of the population mostly inhabits the gravel plains of northern Oman and some parts of the eastern UAE and Saudi Arabia where it is listed as endangered and slowly vanishing due to the impact brought on by development.
Habitat
''U. aegyptia'' lives in dry, rocky areas.References:
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