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Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard under Dubai morning sunlight
Uromastyx Aegyptia, also called "Dhub" in Arabic, is a lizard that can reach up top 90 cm long, and lives in Middle East and Northern Africa's desertic or semi-desertic areas.
Its colour is changing with daytime : when going out of its burrow in the morning, the skin is mainly grey, like on this photo that was taken around 9AM. As the sun rises, their skin absorbs light radiations and turns into a sand-like tone.
This lizard is herbivorous, feeding on any kind of vegetation that it can find around. It never gets very far from its burrow, where it moves back quickly at any sign of danger.
In some locations, like in Saudi Arabia, it is considered as eatable and even a prized delicacy.
Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard under Dubai morning sunlight
Uromastyx Aegyptia, also called "Dhub" in Arabic, is a lizard that can reach up top 90 cm long, and lives in Middle East and Northern Africa's desertic or semi-desertic areas.
Its colour is changing with daytime : when going out of its burrow in the morning, the skin is mainly grey, like on this photo that was taken around 9AM. As the sun rises, their skin absorbs light radiations and turns into a sand-like tone.
This lizard is herbivorous, feeding on any kind of vegetation that it can find around. It never gets very far from its burrow, where it moves back quickly at any sign of danger.
In some locations, like in Saudi Arabia, it is considered as eatable and even a prized delicacy.