Uromastyx Merrem 1820 (spiny-tailed lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata

Synonyms: Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al. 2016, Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano 1903

Parent taxon: Acrodonta according to S. Apesteguía et al. 2016

See also Augé 2005, Carroll 1988, Estes 1983, Frank and Ramus 1996, Holmes et al. 2010, Moody and Roček 1980 and Vullo et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Agama sinensis, Agamidae, Barbaturex, Bharatagama, Chamaeleonidae, Gueragama, Pachyglossa, Qianshanosaurus, Tikiguania, Tikiguania estesi, Tinosaurus, Xianglong

Subtaxa: Jeddaherdan aleadonta Uromastyx acanthinurus Uromastyx aegypticus Uromastyx asmussi Uromastyx benti Uromastyx dispar Uromastyx europaeus Uromastyx geyri Uromastyx hardwickii Uromastyx loricatus Uromastyx macfadyeni Uromastyx ocellatus Uromastyx ornatus Uromastyx princeps Uromastyx scorteccii Uromastyx thomasi

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Morocco (1 collection)

• Miocene of India (1)

• Oligocene of Egypt (1), France (5)

• Eocene to Miocene of France (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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