Heliobolus
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Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]
Species
There are six recognized species:[1][2]
- Heliobolus bivari Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Bivar’s bushveld lizard
- Heliobolus crawfordi Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Crawford-Cabral’s bushveld lizard
- Heliobolus lugubris (A. Smith, 1838)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, black and yellow sand lizard
- Heliobolus neumanni (Tornier, 1905)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Neumann's sand lizard
- Heliobolus nitidus (Günther, 1872)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – glittering sand lizard
- Heliobolus spekii (Günther, 1872)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Speke's sand lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.
References
Further reading
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Heliobolus, p. 161).
- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Heliobolus, new genus, p. 20). (in Latin).
- ↑ a b Template:NRDB genus
- ↑ Genus Heliobolus. The Taxonomicon.