Uromastyx ocellata
{{short description|Species of African lizard}}
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|image=Uromastyx ocellata2.jpg
|status=LC
|status_system=IUCN3.1
|status_ref={{r|IUCN}}
| status2 = CITES_A2
| status2_system = CITES
| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}
|genus=Uromastyx
|species=ocellata
|authority= Lichtenstein, 1823
|synonyms= Aporoscelis princeps — Scortecci, 1933
}}
Uromastyx ocellata is a species of agamid lizard native to northeastern Africa. It is known as the ocellated spinytail, eyed dabb lizard, and ocellated uromastyx.
Description
Uromastyx ocellata is a medium-small species of Uromastyx, usually weighing {{cvt|225|g|lb}} and reaching an average length of around {{cvt|28|cm}}. Males usually have a bright blue coloration with yellow and orange spots down their backs while females are usually lighter in coloration, but are typically larger than males.{{cite web |url=https://www.tropical-hobbies.com/vivariumsreptilesocellated-uromastyx |title=Sudanese Uromastyx (U. ocellata) |work=Tropical Hobbies |access-date=2020-09-08 |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303212104/https://www.tropical-hobbies.com/vivariumsreptilesocellated-uromastyx |url-status=dead }}
Distribution
References
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{{NRDB species |genus=Uromastyx |species=ocellata |accessdate=20 September 2020}}
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Category:Agamid lizards of Africa
Category:Reptiles of North Africa
Category:Vertebrates of Eritrea
Category:Reptiles described in 1823
Category:Taxa named by Hinrich Lichtenstein
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