Nucras holubi

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Nucras holubi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Nucras
Species:
N. holubi
Binomial name
Nucras holubi
(Steindachner, 1882)

Nucras holubi, Holub's sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in southern Africa, excluding the southwestern and western Cape Province, and Little and Great Namaqualand. [1]

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References

  1. Nucras holubi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 May 2019.