NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bent's Mastigure
Uromastyx benti (Anderson, 1894)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bent's Mastigure (Uromastyx benti)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Uromastyx benti, also known commonly as Bent's mastigure and the Yemeni spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the southeastern Arabian Peninsula.
Wikipedia contributors, Uromastyx benti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:51:19.209650+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Uromastyx benti (Anderson, 1894)
- Name authority
- (Anderson, 1894)
- Common name
- Bent's Mastigure
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Uromastyx
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyUromastycinae
- genusUromastyx
- speciesUromastyx benti (Anderson, 1894)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Uromastyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| South Arabian Spiny-tailed LizardUromastyx yemenensis Wilms & Schmitz, 2007 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omani Spiny-tailed LizardUromastyx thomasi Parker, 1930 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schmidt’s MastigureUromastyx alfredschmidti Wilms & Böhme, 2001 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornate MastigureUromastyx ornata Heyden, 1827 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Princely Spiny-tailed LizardUromastyx princeps O'Shaughnessy, 1880 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocellated SpinytailUromastyx ocellata Lichtenstein, 1823 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Uromastix simonyi Steindachner, 1899 Steindachner, 1899 | synonym |
| Aporoscelis benti Anderson, 1894 Anderson, 1894 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Uromastyx&species=benti Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7DW9S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.