Sinai lizard

Origin

Sinai lizard or Sinai Agama (Pseudotrapelus sinaitus) is a lizard that belongs to the family Agamidae, genus Pseudotrapelus and has the following synonyms: Agama sinaitia, Agama arenaria, Agama lichtensteini, Agama sinaitica, Trapelus sinaiticus, Agama neumanni, Agama straminea, Pseudotrapelus sinaita.
It lives in the arid areas of the following countries: southeastern Libya, eastern Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, eastern Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

Pseudotrapelus sinaitus sinaitus

Pseudotrapelus sinaitus werneri

Feeding the Sinai Lizard

The Sinai lizard is active during the day and feeds on insects, other arthropods and plants.
Sometimes it happens that they take mouths of sand when they rush after ants or other insects on the ground.

Features Sinai Lizard

It has a length of up to 25cm, including the tail. The tail is long, thin and light, it allows the lizard to run fast.
Unlike other members of the genus Agama, which had the 4th longest finger, in the Sinai lizard the third finger(the middle one) is the longest.
A peculiarity of this species is the large ear opening behind the eyes and a tail that is one and a half times the length of the body.
The average length is 18-20cm.
An agile and fast lizard, a quick climber, the Sinai lizard is well adapted to arid and rocky habitat.
As a day animal, it raises its tail and uses its long legs to avoid sticking to the hot ground while waiting for prey.

Sinai Lizard breeding

Although during the year it is monotonous and difficult to notice, during the mating season the Sinai lizard is easily recognized by its blue color.
The blue color of the whole body or only the head and neck, the rest of the body remains Brown. The female is usually brown with reddish spots on the sides.
Breeding takes place during the summer, between May and August in Israel. Both male and female become territorial during this period adopting fighting positions when meeting a rival.
The male climbs on a slightly higher rock and during this time communicates with the female.
After mating the female lays 5 to 9 Eggs of 150mm.