Dabb Lizard, Uromastyx acanthinura

Photo category:
Rocky desert
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition
Vertebrates specimen collection

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

Dabb Lizard

Scaled Reptiles

Reptiles

Animals

Vertebrates

Desert ecosystem

Rocky desert diorama

Photo of the 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.