Uromastyx geyri

Uromastyx geyri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Superclassis*: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

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

Name

Uromastyx geyri Müller, 1922: 193

• Neotype: ZFMK 9230, ♂, collected by Hans Geyr von Schweppenburg on 10 March 1914. [designated by Müller (1951)]
• Type locality: “Gara Djenoum, Ahaggar Mts. Algeria, S Algeria”.

References

Primary references

• Müller, L. 1922. Über eine neue Uromastix-Art aus der Zentral-Sahara. Naturwiss. Beobachter, Frankfurt 63: 193–201.

Links

• Beddek, M., Brito, J.C., Crochet, P.-A. & Moussa Zabeirou, A.R. 2025. IUCN: Uromastyx geyri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T198536A237187956. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T198536A237187956.en. Accessed on 22 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Geyr’s Spiny-tailed Lizard

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