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title: "Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard"
description: "Uromastyx nigriventris — Gady. Uromastyx nigriventris, the Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of agamid lizard."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/moroccan-spiny-tailed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard

> Uromastyx nigriventris — Gady. Uromastyx nigriventris, the Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of agamid lizard.

- Scientific name: *Uromastyx nigriventris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 560
- Wikidata: [Q3552366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3552366)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114808](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114808)

## Names

- en: Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard
- de: Marokko-Dornschwanz
- es: Uromástix de Marruecos
- fr: Fouette-queue du Maroc

## Countries with the most observations

MA (462), DZ (18)

## Summary

Uromastyx nigriventris, the Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Morocco and Algeria.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uromastyx_nigriventris

## Photo

![Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/moroccan-spiny-tailed-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bára Paříková · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/372561657

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/moroccan-spiny-tailed-lizard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).