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Tortoise Trust Web - The Spiny-Tailed Lizard at home (2365 words) |
 | The fact that this is essentially a Saharan species should not mislead one into believing that it therefore typically inhabits a sandy environment; Uromastyx acanthinurus occurs most frequently in rocky hamada and reg environments. |
| In each of these substrates a favoured microhabitat comprises cliffs at the edges of dry rivers, or oueds, which are created after the infrequent but intense rainstorms which are typical of such regions. |
| Burrows are usually excavated in earthy dry river banks in full sun, often at the base of a bush. |
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