Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Thomas' Mastigure (Uromastyx thomasi), recorded as Endangered
Thomas' Mastigure (Uromastyx thomasi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Thomas' Mastigure

Uromastyx thomasi

Thomas' Mastigure is a snake.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Uromastyx thomasi
Recorded from
Oman, Bahrain
Taxonomy
Squamata · Agamidae · Uromastyx

The lizard or snake

It was first described by Parker in 1930.

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

Thomas' Mastigure is recorded from Oman and Bahrain.

GBIF currently lists 112 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Thomas' Mastigure is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Thomas' Mastigure — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3552375 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Thomas' Mastigure?
Thomas' Mastigure is a snake.
What is the conservation status of Thomas' Mastigure?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Uromastyx thomasi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Thomas' Mastigure live?
Thomas' Mastigure is a snake.
Why is Thomas' Mastigure in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Uromastyx thomasi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Thomas' Mastigure a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.