Dabb Lizard, Uromastyx acanthinura

Photo taken Locality: Tunisia
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Dabb Lizard

Scaled Reptiles

Reptiles

Animals

Vertebrates

Close up photo of the head of a Dabb Lizard, Uromastyx acanthinura. This lizard combines two contradictory characteristics: it lives in the desert, where plants are very scarce, but feeds on plants. Dabb Lizards are so hardy that they can live up to a year without food.