Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx ocellata

Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
The Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard is native to rocky desert terrain in southeast Egypt, Sudan and Somalia.
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
The name "ocellated" refers to the white spots or "eyes" on its back.
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard
The Spiny-tailed Lizards of North Africa and the Middle East have spiny tails used for defence and flat bodies with loose skin which enable them to hide in narrow rock crevices.