Species found in sand dunes
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One of the least known bunting species in its range, the cinereous bunting is a rather drab, greyish to brownish bird with a white outer…
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Information on Cleome droserifolia is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Cleome brachycarpa is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Cleome arabica is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Among the world’s most accomplished burrowers are a genus of desert-dwelling skinks (Scincus sp.) commonly known as the sandfish. As the…
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Information on Cressa cretica is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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One of the oldest cultivated fruit crops, the date palm has long been harvested for its succulent, fleshy fruit which is a staple food for…
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Information on the desert cotton (Aerva javanica) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Growing in dense tufts, the desert grass (Stipagrostis plumosa) has many erect culms (the hollow, jointed stem of a grass or sedge), encased…
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The desert monitor is the most northerly distributed monitor species and one of the largest reptiles in its expansive range. The body is…
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One of the smallest of the Sylvia warblers, the desert warbler (Sylvia nana) is a compact, rather dainty bird, yet, as its name suggests, it…
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As its name suggests, the desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a desert-dwelling bird, with largely sandy-brown plumage which matches well…
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A beautiful, striking white butterfly of arid regions of North Africa and Asia, the desert white (Pontia glauconome) is a member of the…
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Information on the dhafra (Tephrosia apollinea) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The Dhofar toad is one of only two amphibians in the United Arab Emirates, and, incredibly, one of just nine in the whole of the Arabian…
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The east sand gecko is a slender, rather delicate looking gecko with long, thin legs, rounded toes, a thin tail and a relatively large head…
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Owing to their remarkable ability to seemingly ‘swim’ through sand, species in the skink genus Scincus are appropriately known as sandfish…
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The scientific name for this species, Caprimulgus, is from the Latin for “goat sucker”, a name that arose from a past belief that this bird…
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Information on Eremobium aegyptiacum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. …
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Although cactus-like in appearance, Euphorbia larica is a actually a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, one of the largest plant groups in…
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Information on the field melilot (Melilotus officinalis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the fire bush (Calligonum comosum) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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This gazelle receives its common name due to the goitre-like swelling on the throat, which is an enlarged cartilaginous cylinder that is…
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The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a slender, medium-sized canid with long legs, a long, pointed muzzle, and a relatively short, bushy tail…
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Information on Pseudosphingonotus savignyi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the green foxtail (Setaria viridis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Haloxylon salicornicum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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