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Uromastyx Loricata
''Uromastyx'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East (West Asia). Member species are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Lizards in the genus ''Uromastyx'' are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at night time or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation. Taxonomy The generic name ''Uromastyx'' is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''ourá'' (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and ''-mastix'' (μάστιξ) meaning "whip" or "scourge", after the thick-spiked tail characteristic of all ''Uromastyx'' species. Species The following species are in the genus ''Uromastyx''.. www.reptile-database.org. Three additional species were formerly placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromastyx Aegyptia
''Uromastyx aegyptia'' is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to North Africa and the Middle East. Common names Common names for ''U. aegyptia'' include Egyptian mastigure, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, and, when referring to the subspecies ''Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni'' (see below), Leptien's mastigure. Description ''U. aegyptia'' is one of the largest members of its genus, with an average total length (including tail) of for males. Geographic range and conservation status ''U. aegyptia'' can be found in Egypt east of the Nile, Israel, Syria, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran. It has a patchy distribution and is rare in most parts of its range. It is believed to be in decline because of habitat loss and over-harvesting. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. *''Uromastyx aegyptia aegyptia'' *''Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni'' *''Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis'' Etymology T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Lutzmann
Nicola may refer to: People * Nicola (name), including a list of people with the given name or, less commonly, the surname **Nicola (artist) or Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicola people, an extinct Athapaskan people of the Nicola Valley in British Columbia, Canada, and a modern alliance now residing there ** Nicola language, an extinct Athabascan language Places * Nicola River, British Columbia, Canada ** Nicola Country, a region of British Columbia around the river ** Nicola Lake, a lake near the upper reaches of the river ** Nicola, British Columbia, a hamlet on the river Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Nicola'' (album) (1967), by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch * (magazine), a Japanese fashion magazine * ''Nicola'' (composition), a piano composition by Steve Race Other uses * Nicola (apple), trade name of an apple cultivar * MV ''Nicola'', a ferryboat in British Columbia, Canada * ''Nicola'' (sponge), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Von Heyden
Carl Heinrich Georg(es) von Heyden (20 January 1793 Frankfurt – 7 July 1866) was a German senator and entomologist. He collected insects in all orders but was especially interested in Coleoptera, Microlepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and fossil insects. His collections are divided between the German Entomological Institute and the Senckenberg Museum. He studied forestry under Johann Matthäus Bechstein at the Dreißigacker Forest Academy near Meiningen, then continued his education at the University of Heidelberg. With his son, Lukas von Heyden, he conducted studies of fossil insects found in lignite. In addition to his entomological research, he performed investigations of reptile specimens collected by Eduard Rüppell in North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromastyx Dispar
''Uromastyx'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East (West Asia). Member species are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Lizards in the genus ''Uromastyx'' are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at night time or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation. Taxonomy The generic name ''Uromastyx'' is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''ourá'' (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and '' -mastix'' (μάστιξ) meaning "whip" or "scourge", after the thick-spiked tail characteristic of all ''Uromastyx'' species. Species The following species are in the genus ''Uromastyx''.. www.reptile-database.org. Three additional species were formerly placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (zoologist)
John Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Early life Anderson was born in Edinburgh, the second son of Thomas Anderson, who worked in the National Bank of Scotland, and his wife Jane Cleghorn. He took an interest in natural history at an early age as did his brother Thomas Anderson, who worked at the Royal Botanic Garden in Calcutta from 1861 to 1863. He went to school at George Square Academy and Hill Street Institution before joining work at the Bank of Scotland. He left the bank to study medicine, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1861. He studied anatomy under John Goodsir and received his MD in 1862 with a gold medal for his thesis in zoology. He was also associated with the founding of the Royal Physical Society which grew out of the Wernerian Society over which he presided. He was appointed to the chair of natural history in the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromastyx Benti
''Uromastyx benti'', also known commonly as Bent's mastigure and the Yemeni spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the southeastern Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The specific name, ''benti'', is in honor of English explorer James Theodore Bent. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Uromastyx benti'', p. 23). Geographic range ''U. benti'' is found in Oman and Yemen. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''U. benti'' is rocky areas, at altitudes of . Diet ''U. benti'' is herbivorous, and its diet includes dry grasses. Reproduction ''U. benti'' is oviparous. Breeding takes place once a year, and clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is connected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromastyx Benti 118156282
''Uromastyx'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East (West Asia). Member species are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Lizards in the genus ''Uromastyx'' are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at night time or when danger appears. They tend to establish themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation. Taxonomy The generic name ''Uromastyx'' is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''ourá'' (οὐρά) meaning "tail" and ''-mastix'' (μάστιξ) meaning "whip" or "scourge", after the thick-spiked tail characteristic of all ''Uromastyx'' species. Species The following species are in the genus ''Uromastyx''.. www.reptile-database.org. Three additional species were formerly placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uromastyx Alfredschmidti
''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. www.reptile-database.org. The species is indigenous to North Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''alfredschmidti'', is in honor of German herpetologist Alfred A. Schmidt. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Uromastyx alfredschmidti'', pp. 5, 236). Geographic range ''U. alfredschmidti'' is found in Algeria and Libya. Habitat The natural habitats of ''U. alfredschmidti'' are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and hot deserts. Conservation status ''U. alfredschmidti'' is threatened by habitat loss. Diet Like other species in the genus ''Uromastyx'', ''U. alfredschmidti'' is herbivorous. Reproduction ''U. alfredschmidti'' is oviparous. Taxonomy The generic name (''Uromastyx'') is deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Forsskål
Peter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl (11 January 1732 – 11 July 1763) was a Sweden, Swedish exploration, explorer, oriental studies, orientalist, natural history, naturalist, and an Apostles of Linnaeus, apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Early life Forsskål was born in Helsinki, now in Finland but then a part of Sweden, where his father, the priest , was serving as a Lutheran clergyman, but the family moved to Sweden in 1741 when the father was appointed to the parish of :sv:Tegelsmora församling, Tegelsmora in Uppland and the Archbishop of Uppsala, archdiocese of Uppsala. As was common at the time, he enrolled at Uppsala University at a young age in 1742, but returned home for some time and, after studies on his own, rematriculated in Uppsala in 1751, where he completed a Theology, theological degree the same year. Linnaeus's disciple In Uppsala Forsskål was one of the students of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, but appare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bell (zoologist)
Thomas Hornsey Bell FRS FLS (11 October 1792 – 13 March 1880) was an English zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ..., Dental surgery, dental surgeon and writer, born in Poole, Dorset, England. Career Bell, like his mother Susan, took a keen interest in natural history which his mother also encouraged in his younger cousin Philip Henry Gosse. Bell left Poole in 1813 for his training as a dental surgeon in London. He is listed in 1817 as having an address at number 17 Fenchurch Street, and as being a committee member of the newly formed London Peace Society. By 1819 his address is given as 18 Bucklersbury, also in the city of London. He combined two careers, becoming Professor of Zoology at King's College London in 1836 (on the strength of amateur research) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
