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| Nucras tessellata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
| Genus: | Nucras Gray, 1845 [1] |
| Species | |
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Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards. [2]
The following 13 species are recognized as being valid. [3]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nucras.
The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe.
Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Ichnotropis is a genus of African lizards in the family Lacertidae. Species in the genus Ichnotropis are commonly called rough-scaled lizards.
Meroles is a genus of lizards, commonly known as desert lizards, in the family Lacertidae. The genus contains eight species, inhabiting southwestern Africa, especially the Namib Desert.
Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. All species of Pedioplanis are endemic to southern Africa.
Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.
Trachylepis is a skink genus in the subfamily Mabuyinae found mainly in Africa. Its members were formerly included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya, and for some time in Euprepis. As defined today, Trachylepis contains the clade of Afro-Malagasy mabuyas. The genus also contains a species from the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, T. atlantica, and may occur in mainland South America with Trachylepis tschudii and Trachylepis maculata, both poorly known and enigmatic. The ancestors of T. atlantica are believed to have rafted across the Atlantic from Africa during the last 9 million years.
Nucras tessellata, also known as the western sandveld lizard, striped sandveld lizard, tiger lizard, striped sand lizard or banded sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is native to western Southern Africa and is found in western South Africa, southwestern Botswana, and southern and central Namibia north to Khomas Highland. Its range includes several protected areas, including Tankwa Karoo National Park and ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.
Ichnotropis capensis is a species of African lizard, which is native to the southern Afrotropics. It is the type species for the genus Ichnotropis, and is commonly called the Cape rough-scaled lizard due to them being found in southern Africa's Cape region. They are also called ornate rough-scaled lizard or Smith's rough-scaled sand lizard. The small lizards are terrestrial and occur in grassland, desert and brush areas of southern Africa.
Meroles squamulosa is a species of African lizard originally placed in the genus Ichnotropis, however phylogenetic evidence moves this species to the genus Meroles. The species is commonly called the common rough-scaled lizard or savanna lizard. It is largely found in southern Africa. These lizards are terrestrial and found in the range of mesic savannah. The common rough-scaled lizard is medium in size and well distributed in parts of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Phoenicolacerta is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus was described in 2007.
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, also known commonly as Delalande's sandveld lizard, Delalande's spotted lizard, and Laland's lizard, is a species of wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). The species is native to Southern Africa.
Nucras livida, the Karoo sandveld lizard, is a species of 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.
Pedioplanis breviceps, known commonly as the short-headed sand lizard, the short-headed sandveld lizard, and Sternfeld's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.
Pedioplanis laticeps, known commonly as the Cape sand lizard or the Karoo sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
Nucras aurantiaca, the Lambert's Bay sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in South Africa.
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