RA Name: "Mali"

RA Diet: Greens, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, and an occasional insect.

Hands On: YES

Range: Northern Africa

Habitat: Deserts.

Natural Diet:  Greens, grasses, flowers, seeds, and insects.

Size: 15 - 17 inches.

Lifespan: 20+ years

Reproduction: Lay about 15 eggs that will hatch in 60-70 days

Conservation: Captive breeding has proven difficult for this lizard, most uromastyx in the pet trade are wild caught

Uromastyx whip their spiny tail at predators in self defense.