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Nucras

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Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyLacertidae
Observations recorded2,692

Nucras – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny jaszczurkowatych (Lacertidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
43
Family
Lacertidae
Collections
CAS, LACM, TM, CM, FMNH, LSUMZ
Recorded in
Namibia, Uganda, South Africa, Afrique Du Sud, Mozambique, Lesotho

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lacertinae
Image
Nucras caesicaudata.jpg
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Nucras
taxon name
Nucras
taxon rank
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topic's main category
Category:Nucras
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Encyclopedic overview

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Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.

==Species== The following 13 species are recognized as being valid. Nucras aurantiaca Nucras boulengeri - Uganda savannah lizard, Boulenger's scrub lizard Nucras broadleyi - Angolan sandveld lizard Nucras caesicaudata - bluetailed sandveld lizard, bluetail scrub lizard Nucras damarana Nucras holubi - Holub's sandveld lizard Nucras intertexta - spotted sandveld lizard Nucras lalandii - Delalande's sandveld lizard, Laland's lizard, Delalande's spotted lizard Nucras livida - Karoo sandveld lizard Nucras ornata - ornate sandveld lizard, ornate scrub lizard Nucras scalaris - scaled sandveld lizard Nucras taeniolata - Albany sandveld lizard, striped scrub lizard Nucras tessellata - western sandveld lizard, striped sandveld lizard, tiger lizard, striped sand lizard, banded sand lizard

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