Translingual

Uromastyx aegyptia and Egyptian tortoises at a zoo

Proper noun

Uromastyx f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – the mastigure lizards.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Sauria - suborder; Iguania - infraorder; Agamidae - family; Uromasticinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Uromastyx aegyptia - type species; Uromastyx acanthinura, Uromastyx alfredschmidti, Uromastyx benti, Uromastyx dispar, Uromastyx geyri, Uromastyx macfadyeni, Uromastyx nigriventris, Uromastyx occidentalis, Uromastyx ocellata, Uromastyx ornata, Uromastyx princeps, Uromastyx shobraki, Uromastyx thomasi, Uromastyx yemenensis - other species

See also

• Saara - genus consisting of three species formerly in Uromastyx