The Sahara Desert is home to many unique, highly adapted species which lend life to the parched landscape. ... The Sahara Desert hosts an incredible array of species that are well-adapted to survive in the desert climate. ... An endangered species, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is native to sub-Saharan Africa. read more
Wild animals native to the Sahara desert include Arabian oryx, sand gazelles, addax antelopes, slender-horned gazelles, jackals, cheetahs, sand cats, fennec foxes, and bat-eared foxes, to name a few of the mammals. There are many kinds of birds and reptiles too. read more
The desert monitor (Varanus griseus) is a carnivorous lizard species found in the Sahara Desert habitat. This animal is a cold-blooded creature and hence goes into hibernation from September to April. The lizards grow up to 1-2 meters in length and have an average lifetime of about eight years in the wild. read more