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Re: I thought it was a Uromastyx but I'm starting to have doubts


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Posted by Jan Grathwohl on January 10, 2003 at 18:52:47:

In Reply to: Re: I thought it was a Uromastyx but I'm starting to have doubts posted by aozgolo on January 10, 2003 at 18:17:30:

My first thought would be a species of Ctenosaura (Spiny tailed iguanas)... try to look for some of these species

Regards

Jan Grathwohl

:Here's a picture of the lizard in question. Any help would be appreciated.

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::A picture of the creature would surely help

::There are lots of species with spiny tails.

::Regards

::Jan Grathwohl

:::I got this lizard two months ago at a reptile expo in town. He looked very sickly but he was cheap so I bought him and have since brought him back from the brink of death.

:::Anyway When I got him the lady who obviously knew nothing about reptile care told me it was a "Desert Spiny Uromastyx" which I later discovered did not exist.

:::Anyway I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this. Here's a basic description of what I have:

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:::-Dark Brown coloration with very dark almost black streaks like zig-zags going from one side of him to the other.
:::-About 8 inches long
:::-its nose sticks out past its eyes about 3/4 of an inch unlike any Uros I have seen.
:::-It has five toes on all limbs
:::-Its belly is a very light tan color all over
:::-It likes to hide most of the time

:::Thats the best description I can give it. Are there any other lizards other than Uromastyx that have spiky tails?

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