Uromastyx alfredschmidti

Uromastyx alfredschmidti — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Uromastycinae
Genus: Uromastyx
Species: Uromastyx alfredschmidti

Name

Uromastyx alfredschmidti Wilms & Böhme, 2001: 95

• Holotype: ZFMK 24643, adult ♂, collected by Dr. G. Wangorsch on 22 July 1974.
• Type locality: “Algerien, Tassili N’Ajjer, Tamrit Plateau (1600 m), ca. 30 km nord-östlich von Djanet”.

References

Primary references

• Wilms, T. & Böhme, W. 2001. Revision der Uromastyx-acanthinura-Artengruppe, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art aus der Zentralsahara (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen des Staatlichen Museums für Tierkunde Dresden 51(8): 73–104. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wilms, T.M., Böhme, W., Wagner, P., Lutzmann, N. & Schmitz, A. 2009. On the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) – Resurrection of the Genus Saara Gray, 1845. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 56(1/2): 55–99. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Uromastyx alfredschmidti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 March 2020.
• Joger, U. & Böhme, W. 2006. IUCN: Uromastyx alfredschmidti  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61590A12502939. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61590A12502939.en
• Uromastyx alfredschmidti – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Schmidt’s Spiny-tailed Lizard