Nucras boulengeri

Nucras boulengeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Nucras
Species:	N. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Nucras boulengeri; Neumann, 1900
Synonyms
	Nucras boulengeri; Neumann, 1900; Nucras emini; Boulenger, 1907; Nucras kilosae; Loveridge, 1922; Nucras boulengeri; — Loveridge, 1957; Nucras boulengeri kilosae; — Bischoff, 1991; Nucras boulengeri; — Haagner et al., 2000;

Last updated September 24, 2021

Nucras boulengeri, also known commonly as the Uganda savannah lizard and Boulenger's scrub lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae ("wall lizards" or "true lizards"). The species is native to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

Geographic range

N. boulengeri is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. boulengeri are shrubland, savanna, and forest.^[1]

Reproduction

N. boulengeri is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Howell K, Msuya CA, Ngalason W (2021). "Nucras boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T196987A46110738.en. Downloaded on 23 September 2021.
1 2 3 Nucras boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 May 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Nucras boulengeri, p. 34).