![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1497/jpeg/04t.jpg) Close up of lizard Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in area between Al Khor and Ras Laffan. Qatar, November 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1497/jpeg/03t.jpg) Camouflaged lizard Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in area between Al Khor and Ras Laffan. Qatar, November 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1680/jpeg/09t.jpg) Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) found under a piece of foam in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/08t.jpg) Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) near Al Nuaman (Numan) in north-western Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close up of button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) near Al Nuaman (Numan) in north-western Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1680/jpeg/11t.jpg) Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1680/jpeg/10t.jpg) Tail of Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/07t.jpg) Snake-tailed fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus opheodurus) caught in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1680/jpeg/12t.jpg) Side view of Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/24t.jpg) Frightened blue head desert lizard Yellow-spotted Agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1680/jpeg/13t.jpg) Light colored species of button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/14t.jpg) Camouflaged ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/25t.jpg) Desert lizard Eastern sandfish (skink, Chalcides mitranus, Scincus mitranus) on rock near dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/14t.jpg) Desert lizard Slevin s short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus slevini) in Safliya Island near Doha. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/08t.jpg) Head of snake-tailed fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus opheodurus). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/01t.jpg) Common ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) on the ground preying on small insects (hard to see it unless it moves). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/07t.jpg) Head of desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/27t.jpg) Small desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus)(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert lizard Heyden s gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) in sand of Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert lizard Slevin s short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus slevini) in Safliya Island near Doha at evening. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/25t.jpg) Blue head lizard Yellow-spotted Agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) on sand. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/20t.jpg) Taking pictures of desert in Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/23t.jpg) Bone set of a camel in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1700/jpeg/04t.jpg) Gecko (lizard) Hemidactylus robustus found under a metal sheet in Umm Waqqad. Al Thakhira, Qatar, December 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small brown grasshopper in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dandelion like seed head in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/01t.jpg) Skull and bones of camels in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1700/jpeg/03t.jpg) Small gecko (lizard) Hemidactylus robustus found under a metal sheet in Umm Waqqad. Al Thakhira, Qatar, December 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1700/jpeg/02t.jpg) Small lizard (gecko) Hemidactylus robustus found under a metal sheet in Umm Waqqad. Al Thakhira, Qatar, December 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small brown camouflaged grasshopper in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/10t.jpg) Seedling of a desert plant Zygophyllum qatarense. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/12t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/15t.jpg) Common ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) in camouflage color. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/19t.jpg) Tiny green caterpillar on blooming grass in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/05t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/19t.jpg) Scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name Hameira) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/19t.jpg) Striped Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles livornica) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/24t.jpg) Blooming bush of desert thorn Lycium shawii. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/16t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group walking in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/18t.jpg) Sand tracks of a big desert lizard in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/12t.jpg) Warty, camouflaged head of grasshopper Tuarega insignis in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert species of plantain (Plantago ciliata, local name Rablah). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/16t.jpg) Purple flower of Monsonia heliotropioides (geranium family) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bladder dock (Rumex vesicarius, local name Hummeid) in a desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/17t.jpg) Yellow flower of Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/20t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum Forssk. (local name Thummam). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/14t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group discovered some small critter in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/25t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/21t.jpg) Squat shaped, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small yellow flower of Haplophyllum tuberculatum (local name Meseika) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/13t.jpg) Warty, squat, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/26t.jpg) Measuring a burrow of dhub (spiny-tailed agama) with a ruler in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/15t.jpg) Poop of a desert lizard with remains of plants in sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of leaf-toed gecko lizard (Hemidactylus persicus) found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/12t.jpg) Head of leaf-toed gecko lizard (Hemidactylus persicus) found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/02t.jpg) Common ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) in camouflage color preying on small insects. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/14t.jpg) Photographing Rock semaphore gecko lizard (Pristurus rupestris) on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/21t.jpg) Desert plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) with tiny leaves and flowers in Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/11t.jpg) Searching entrance holes of burrows of dhub (spiny-tailed agama) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flower bud of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/18t.jpg) Caterpillar of striped hawkmoth Hyles livornica feeding on a thorny desert plant. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/06t.jpg) Parasitic plants Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in bloom. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/20t.jpg) Orange berry (Masaa) of desert thorn (Lycium shawii, local name Awsaj). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flower of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/22t.jpg) Tiny flower of lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/15t.jpg) Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/11t.jpg) Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), adult lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/09t.jpg) Purple flower of Fagonia indica or ovalifolia(?) (local name Dhreima or DHuraymah, shwaikah) in a desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/09t.jpg) Rough-tailed bowfoot gecko lizard (Cyrtopodion scabrum) with chigger mites (acari) under its eye found on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close up of Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/15t.jpg) Helianthemum lippii (local name raqrouq), a host plant for truffles, desert mushrooms that are gathered in spring. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/06t.jpg) Star shaped prostrate yellow flowers of a desert plant Aizoon canariense (local name Jafna). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/05t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) on rocky plane in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/06t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on rocks at hot afternoon in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/02t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on sand at hot afternoon in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/841/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local name Daa, harm, hureim) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/840/jpeg/11t.jpg) Succulent plant Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, harm, hureim) in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/24t.jpg) Domino beetle (Egyptian predatory beetle Anthia sexmaculata) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/04t.jpg) Brown pentagonal stellate prostrate, depressed centrally fruits of a desert plant Aizoon canariense (local name Jafna). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/26t.jpg) Cluster of yellow spring flowers of Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima, local name Hasheshat al arneb) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs on sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/07t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) with raised tail used for visual signals in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert lizard Eastern sandfish (skink, Chalcides mitranus, Scincus mitranus) in sand near dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/22t.jpg) Desert lizard Eastern sandfish (skink, Chalcides mitranus, Scincus mitranus) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/839/jpeg/23t.jpg) Succulent leaves of salt tolerant plant Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of a desert lizard Eastern sandfish (skink, Chalcides mitranus, Scincus mitranus) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/917/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert lizard Slevin s short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus slevini) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 25, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/05t.jpg) Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/17t.jpg) Frightened desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) changing coloration of its scales to grey and yellow in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs to limit contact with hot sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/16t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) with fringes of long scales around the eyes to keep out sand grains in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1177/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flint stone with a wind carved hole on desert plain in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sunning dhub (spiny-tailed agama, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, dhab, mastigure, Uromastyx aegyptia) near its burrows whose roasted tail is considered a delicacy. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1186/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of a lizard Slevin s short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus slevini) in Safliya Island near Doha. Qatar, April 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1024/jpeg/20t.jpg) Senna italica (Cassia) plant in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1024/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming Filago desertorum (local name quTeyna) in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1024/jpeg/25t.jpg) Ants feeding on Senna italica (Cassia) plant in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1024/jpeg/24t.jpg) Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) with tiny leaves in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
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