Pet uromastyx (spiny-tailed lizard) — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)
Source: Europe PMC REST search, query "(uromastyx OR spiny-tailed lizard) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding OR husbandry)", 5415 hits (2026-07-22). 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).
- PMID 41788176 — Desert lizards modulate nutritional responses to match seasonal biological needs. (Royal Society open science, 2026). Abstract (opening): Animals in extreme environments such as deserts experience severe seasonal fluctuations in abiotic conditions and resources. Under these conditions, they must obtain macronutrients *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 41600686 — Biochemical and Hepatic Determinants of Reproductive Failure in Reptiles: A Review of Dystocia Pathophysiology and Management. (Veterinary sciences, 2025). Abstract (opening): Dystocia represents a multifactorial and clinically significant reproductive disorder affecting a broad spectrum of reptilian species. Commonly resulting from prolonged vitellogene *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 36744080 — Diet composition of omnivorous Mesopotamian spiny-tailed lizards ( (Ecology and evolution, 2023). Abstract (opening): The Mesopotamian spiny-tailed lizard, *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_uromastyx_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).
License & attribution
Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41788176/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41600686/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36744080/
Cleaning removal log (2026-08-05, codebuddy)
PMID 42252590 — Off-topic: mis-clustered (amelogenin/enamel convergent evolution in Uromastyx, not nutrition) PMID 41940386 — housing+diet effect on oxyurid load in captive tokay geckos; different lizard species PMID 41093585 — welfare concerns in Japanese exotic-animal cafes; not Uromastyx-focused