| Nucras scalaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Nucras |
| Species: | N. scalaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964 | |
Nucras scalaris, the scaled sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to Angola. [2]
The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera.
Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as invasive species. About 80 species are recognized.
Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.
Varanus timorensis, the Timor monitor or spotted tree monitor, is a species of small monitor lizards native to the island of Timor and some adjacent islands.
Nucras caesicaudata, the bluetailed sandveld lizard or bluetail scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in southern Mozambique, southwestern Zimbabwe and the extreme northeast of South Africa. The lizard can clearly be distinguished because of its distinctive blue tail. Little has been discovered about its anatomy and way of life as it is rarely encountered, but it lives in the sandveld, a dry, sandy, savanna ecoregion.
The ladder snake is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe.
Nucras tessellata, the western or striped sandveld lizard, tiger lizard, or striped or banded sand lizard, is native to the west coast of Southern Africa. It is found in the Western Cape, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Richtersveld, Botswana, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Namibia. Although preferring arid, sandy areas they also stray into fynbos and mountain grassland. Members of the genus Nucras have a cylindrical body and an extremely long tail. They are secretive and not often seen.
Slevin's bunchgrass lizard is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is indigenous to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.
Sceloporus scalaris, the bunch grass lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard.
Nucras boulengeri, the Uganda savannah lizard or Boulenger's scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia.
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.
Nucras intertexta, the spotted sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa.
Nucras lalandii, Delalande's sandveld lizard, Laland's lizard, or Delalande's spotted lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in South Africa and Swaziland.
Nucras livida, the Karoo sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Nucras ornata, the ornate sandveld lizard or ornate scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, south to KwaZulu-Natal, west to the Cape Province, Botswana, and Namibia.
Nucras taeniolata, the Albany sandveld lizard, striped sandveld lizard, or striped scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to South Africa.
Aspidoscelis scalaris, the rusty-rumped whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Mexico and the United States (Texas).
Nucras broadleyi, also known as the Angolan sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Angola.
The subgenus Odatria, sometimes known as the dwarf monitor lizards, consists of small monitor lizards found in Australia and Indonesia. Species in this subgenus include the smallest monitor species in the world, the tiny 16 gram Dampier Peninsula monitor, but also includes some more medium sized species such as the 240 gram black-palmed rock monitor.
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