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Uromastyx (spiny-tailed lizard)

Taxonomy
Uromastyx was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant. It is the type genus of Uromastycinae. It was considered monophyletic by Theobold (1868).

It was assigned to Uromastycinae by Theobold (1868); and to Agamidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Uromastyx Merrem
1868Uromastyx Theobold
1983Uromastyx Estes
1988Uromastyx Carroll

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