AnAge entry for Uromastyx aegyptia
Classification (HAGRID: 02915)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Uromastyx
- Species
- Uromastyx aegyptia
- Common name
- Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard
- Synonyms
- Uromastyx aegypticus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
As these lizards age their vision deteriorates. The retinal cell layers degrade, particularly the photoreceptor outer segments and pigmented epithelium. There is increased oxidative stress and melanin granules are replaced by lipofuscins [1186].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1186] El-Sayyad et al. (2014), Aging related changes of retina and optic nerve of Uromastyx aegyptia and Falco tinnunculus (PubMed)
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 1055635
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 103697
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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