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Saara hardwickii
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Iguania
Family:
Agamidae
Genus:
Saara
Species:
S. hardwickii
Binomial name
Saara hardwickii
(Gray, 1827)
Synonyms[3][4]
Uromastix hardwickii Gray, 1827
Uromastyx hardwickii — Das, 2002
Saara hardwickii — Wilms et al., 2009
Saara hardwickii, commonly known as Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard or the Indian spiny-tailed lizard is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is found in patches across the Thar desert, Kutch, and surrounding arid zones in India and Pakistan. It is mainly herbivorous and lives in numbers in some areas. Since it is found in loose clusters it often attracts predators such as raptors. It is also hunted by local peoples in the belief that the fat extracted from it is an aphrodisiac.
^Vyas R, Mohapatra P, Papenfuss T (2022). "Saara hardwickii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T199817A216173870.en. Accessed on 27 December 2023.
^Species Saara hardwickii at The Reptile Database
www.reptile-database.org.
^Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Uromastyx hardwickii, p. 117).
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