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Uromastyx (spiny-tailed lizard)
Taxonomy
Uromastyx was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant. It is the type genus of Uromastycinae. It was considered monophyletic by Theobold (1868).
It was assigned to Uromastycinae by Theobold (1868); and to Agamidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Uromastycinae by Theobold (1868); and to Agamidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1820 | Uromastyx Merrem |
| 1868 | Uromastyx Theobold |
| 1903 | Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano |
| 1980 | Palaeochamaeleo Moody and Roček p. 86 |
| 1983 | Uromastyx Estes |
| 1988 | Uromastyx Carroll |
| 1996 | Uromastyx Frank and Ramus |
| 2016 | Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al. |
| 2016 | Jeddaherdan aleadonta Apesteguía et al. p. 3 figs. 1, 3 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Uromastyx Merrem 1820 [spiny-tailed lizard]
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Uromastyx acanthinurus Bell 1825 [Dabba mastigure]
Uromastyx aegypticus Forskal 1775 [Egyptian mastigure]
Uromastyx asmussi Strauch 1863 [Iranian mastigure]
Uromastyx benti Anderson 1894 [Bent's mastigure]
Uromastyx dispar Heyden 1827 [Sudan mastigure]
†Uromastyx europaeus Moody 1980
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Invalid names: Palaeochamaeleo europaeus De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
Uromastyx geyri Muller 1922 [Sahara mastigure]
Uromastyx hardwickii Gray 1827 [Indian mastigure]
Uromastyx loricatus Blanford 1874 [Mesopotamian mastigure]
Uromastyx macfadyeni Parker 1932 [Somali mastigure]
Uromastyx ocellatus Lichtenstein 1823 [Ocellated mastigure]
Uromastyx ornatus Heyden 1827 [Ornate mastigure]
Uromastyx princeps O'Shaughnessy 1880 [Princely mastigure]
Uromastyx scorteccii Cherchi 1954 [Scortecci's mastigure]
Uromastyx thomasi Parker 1930 [Thomas' mastigure]
Invalid names: Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al. 2016 [synonym], Jeddaherdan aleadonta Apesteguía et al. 2016 [nomen dubium], Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) | Uromastyx europaeus (179194) | |
| MP 22 | France (Midi-Pyrenées) | Uromastyx europaeus (167513 167534 167537) | |
| MP 22 | France (Quercy) | Uromastyx europaeus (179140 179142) | |
| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Uromastyx sp. (12968) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | India (Gujarat) | Uromastyx sp. (203629) | |
| Holocene | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Jeddaherdan aleadonta (227921) |