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Digestive System of Uromastix (With Diagram) | Chordata | Zoology

The digestive system of Uromastix exhibits a number of unique features like all other lizards. The digestive system includes the alimentary canal and digestive glands. Alimentary Canal: The alimentary canal of Uromastix is a long and convoluted tube. It can be divided into mouth, buccal cavity, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, ileum or small intestine, colon, rectum or large intestine, cloaca. [...]

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Sense Organs of Uromastix (With Diagram) | Chordata | Zoology

The following description is of Lacerta. The external organs of taste are completely lacking in Reptilia. The sense of taste is confined to the mouth only. Olfactory Organs: The olfactory organs are more complex than those of Anura. The nasal cavities open at the end of the snout by the external nares and into the cavity of the mouth by [...]

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Habit and Habitat of Uromastix | Vertebrates | Chordata | Zoology

There are 11 species of the genus Uromastix inhabiting the desert regions of North Africa and North-Western Asia. Only one species, Uromastix hardwickii, is represented in India. It is found almost throughout North-Western India (Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh) and Gujarat. It has not been reported from South India. It is also found in Sindh and Baluchistan in Pakistan. The [...]

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