Uromastyx alfredschmidti, commonly known as the ebony mastigure,[3] Schmidt's mastigure,[3][4] or Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard,[4] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[4] The species is indigenous to North Africa.
The specific name, alfredschmidti, is in honor of German herpetologist Alfred A. Schmidt.[3]
U. alfredschmidti is found in Algeria and Libya.[1]
The natural habitats of U. alfredschmidti are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and hot deserts.
U. alfredschmidti is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Like other species in the genus Uromastyx, U. alfredschmidti is herbivorous.[1]
U. alfredschmidti is oviparous.[4]
The generic name (Uromastyx) is derived from the Ancient Greek words ourá (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and mastigo (Μαστίχα) meaning "whip" or "scourge", after the thick-spiked tail characteristic of all Uromastyx species.
Uromastyx alfredschmidti, commonly known as the ebony mastigure, Schmidt's mastigure, or Schmidt's spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is indigenous to North Africa.
