Family

Lacertidae

119 species · Animals

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Spotted Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis lineoocellata is an oviparous lizard species found in southern Africa.

Burchell's Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis burchelli (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis burchelli is a small oviparous lizard found in southern Africa, living in savanna, shrubland, and grassland.

Leschenault's Snake-Eye

Ophisops leschenaultii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Ophisops leschenaultii is a lizard species found in South Asia, that lives in rocky forest and shrubland habitats and lays clutches of up to six eggs.

Snake-eyed Lizard

Ophisops elegans Ménétries, 1832

Ophisops elegans Ménétries, 1832 is an oviparous lizard found across parts of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Jayakar Lizard

Omanosaura jayakari (Boulenger, 1887)

Omanosaura jayakari is an oviparous lacertid lizard native to Oman and the UAE, living in rocky near-water habitats.

Striped Sandveld Lizard

Nucras tessellata (Smith, 1838)

Nucras tessellata is a 25 cm slender lizard that hunts scorpions in southern African open dry habitats.

Laland's Lizard

Nucras lalandii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Nucras lalandii is a large oviparous lizard species found in southern Africa, living in grassland, shrubland, and savanna habitats.

Blanford's Short-nosed Desert Lizard

Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874

Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard is a sand-dwelling lacertid lizard found across parts of the Middle East and Iran.

Mount Sinai Lizard

Mesalina bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Werner, 2002

Mesalina bahaeldini is an oviparous Lacertidae lizard found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia that lives in rocky habitats.

Shovel-snouted Lizard

Meroles anchietae (Bocage, 1867)

Meroles anchietae is an oviparous species found in Angola and Namibia that lives in desert sand dune habitats.

Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard

Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch, 1867)

Meroles cuneirostris is a sand-dwelling lacertid lizard found in the Namib Desert of Namibia and South Africa.

Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard

Meroles knoxii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Meroles knoxii is an oviparous lizard found in Namibia and South Africa that lives in shrubland habitat.

Spotted Desert Lizard

Meroles suborbitalis (Peters, 1869)

The spotted sand lizard, Meroles suborbitalis, is a lizard species found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.

Common Rough-scaled Lizard

Meroles squamulosus (Peters, 1854)

Meroles squamulosus, the common rough-scaled lizard, is a medium-sized African lizard found in semi-arid shrub savannas.

Common Long-tailed Lizard

Latastia longicaudata (Reuss, 1834)

Latastia longicaudata is an oviparous Lacertidae lizard native to northern sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen, with four recognized subspecies.

Cape Rough-scaled Lizard

Ichnotropis capensis (Smith, 1838)

Ichnotropis capensis is a medium-sized African lizard found across multiple southern African countries in semi-arid shrub savannas.

Speke’s sand lizard

Heliobolus spekii (Günther, 1872)

Speke's sand lizard (Heliobolus spekii) is an oviparous lacertid lizard native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Bushveld Lizard

Heliobolus lugubris (Smith, 1838)

Heliobolus lugubris is a Lacertidae lizard species found across multiple regions of Southern Africa.

Rapid Racerunner

Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771)

Eremias velox is a lizard species found across multiple regions of Central and Western Asia and China, with common names including the rapid racerunner.