Omani Spiny | 台北市立動物園資訊網

TheOmaniSpiny-tailedlizard(Uromastyxthomasi)aremiddle-sizedmastigureswithadistinctiveappearanceandquiteattractivecoloration.Theyinhabitarid ...

The Omani Spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi) is one of about 18 species of genus Uromastyx.

According to Thomas M.Wilms (Studybook Breeding Programme Uromastyx thomasi Oman-Spiny-tailed lizard, First annual report (2006), the Omani Spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi) lives in coastal Oman. The status of the wild population is unknown, but preliminary investigations suggest this species is not common in wide parts of the range (WILMS, unpublished). The distribution area of the Omani Spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi) has a length of approximately 600 km and a maximum width of 230 km. Obviously, not all types of landscape (e.g. mountainous areas) represented in the natural range of the species are suitable for them as habitats.

However, the results of laboratory research and international breeding projects afford grounds for creating population ex situ.

The Omani Spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi) are middle-sized ...