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Atlantic Lizard
Lacertidae

Atlantic Lizard

Gallotia atlantica (Peters & Doria, 1882)

Gallotia atlantica, the Atlantic lizard, is a Lacertidae species endemic to the eastern Canary Islands, with a wide range of natural habitats.

Jackson's Forest Lizard
Lacertidae

Jackson's Forest Lizard

Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)

Jackson's forest lizard (Adolfus jacksoni) is an oviparous East African lacertid lizard that lives in forest habitats.

Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)
Lacertidae

Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)

Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)

Adolfus kibonotensis, Jackson's forest lizard, is a lizard species found in Kenya and Tanzania, reinstated as a full species in 2018.

Hardy’s Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Hardy’s Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus hardyi Haas, 1957

Acanthodactylus hardyi, Hardy's or Nidua fringe-fingered lizard, is an endemic oviparous lacertid lizard of Western Asia.

Duméril's Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Duméril's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus dumerilii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Duméril's fringe-fingered lizard is an oviparous lizard found across northwestern African deserts in sparsely vegetated areas.

Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus schreiberi Boulenger, 1878

Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard is an oviparous Lacertidae lizard endemic to Cyprus, living in sandy shores, pastures, and plantations.

Schmidt's Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Schmidt's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus schmidti Haas, 1957

Acanthodactylus schmidti is a distinguishable oviparous lizard species that lives in desert habitats across Western Asia.

Arnold's Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Arnold's Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus opheodurus Arnold, 1980

Acanthodactylus opheodurus is an endemic Middle Eastern oviparous lacertid lizard with common names Arnold's fringe-fingered lizard and snake-tailed fringe-toed lizard.

Spiny-footed Lizard
Lacertidae

Spiny-footed Lizard

Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833)

Acanthodactylus erythrurus, the spiny-footed lizard, is a medium-sized lizard native to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.

Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard
Lacertidae

Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard

Acanthodactylus boskianus (Daudin, 1802)

Acanthodactylus boskianus is a medium-sized diurnal lizard found across North Africa and the Middle East with distinctive striped dorsal patterning.

Golden Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lacertidae

Golden Fringe-fingered Lizard

Acanthodactylus aureus Günther, 1903

The golden fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus aureus) is an endemic oviparous lizard of northwestern Africa in the family Lacertidae.

Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017
Lacertidae

Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017

Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017

Acanthodactylus margaritae is an oviparous lizard species found in desert and semidesert habitats of southern Morocco.

Cape Mountain Lizard
Lacertidae

Cape Mountain Lizard

Tropidosaura gularis Hewitt, 1927

Tropidosaura gularis is a species that lives in shrubland, is oviparous, and adult SVL ranges 5–6 cm.

Western Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

Western Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis undata (Smith, 1838)

Pedioplanis undata is a small slender oviparous lizard found in parts of southwestern Africa.

Plain Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

Plain Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis inornata (Roux, 1907)

Pedioplanis inornata is an oviparous lizard found in Namibia and South Africa with distinct physical features.

Namaqua Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

Namaqua Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis namaquensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Pedioplanis namaquensis is a small slender oviparous lizard found in southern Africa.

Cape Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

Cape Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845)

Pedioplanis laticeps is a variable-colored lizard found in southern African shrubland that reproduces via oviparity.

Spotted Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

Spotted Sand Lizard

Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

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

Burchell's Sand Lizard
Lacertidae

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
Lacertidae

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
Lacertidae

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
Lacertidae

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
Lacertidae

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
Lacertidae

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.

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