Birds
are the most visible wildlife in Egypt. The country
is situated on major migration routes for birds
traveling between breeding grounds in Eurasia and
winter quarters in Africa. Many birds are migratory,
passing through or spending periods in the country
on a seasonal basis. There are about 470 species
of Birds in Egypt (breeding residents: ±150:
migrants: ±320.). |
Egyptian
gecko, Tarentola annularis |
Ornate
spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata |
Ornate spiny-tailed
lizard, Uromastyx ornata |
Ornate
spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata |
Ornate
spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata
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Gray’s agama, Agama spinosa |
Egyptian
spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia |
Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia
|
Sinai
Agama, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus
|
Sinai
Agama, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus |
Desert
monitor, Varanus griseus
|
Desert monitor, Varanus griseus |
Savigny’s
agama, Trapelus savignii |
Savigny’s
agama, Trapelus savignii |
Fan-footed Gecko, Ptyodactylus hasselquistii |
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Common chamaeleon,
Chamaeleo chamaeleon |
Gabled rest
hut for farmers and workers. |
Fishing
nets wound on bamboo poles |
Boat
building have changed little. |
The multitudinous
masts of a fishing fleet |
Egyptian
tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni |
Nile crocodile,
Crocodylus niloticus |
Nile crocodile,
Crocodylus niloticus |
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