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Sandveld Lizards
Nucras
Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Laland's Lizard
speciesNucras lalandii

Striped Sandveld Lizard
speciesNucras tessellata

Spotted Sandveld Lizard
speciesNucras intertexta

Ornate Scrub Lizard
speciesNucras ornata

Holub’s Sandveld Lizard
speciesNucras holubi

Striped Scrub Lizard
speciesNucras taeniolata

Uganda Savannah Lizard
speciesNucras boulengeri

Karoo Sandveld Lizard
speciesNucras livida

Bluetail Scrub Lizard
speciesNucras caesicaudata

Nucras margaritae
speciesNucras margaritae
Nucras broadleyi
speciesNucras broadleyi
Nucras damarana
speciesNucras damarana

Scaled Sandveld Lizard
speciesNucras scalaris
Nucras aurantiaca
speciesNucras aurantiaca
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35784.