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Heliobolus is a
genus of
lizards of the
family Lacertidae. The
genus is
endemic to Africa.
There are six
recognized species:
Heliobolus bivari Marques...
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Heliobolus nitidus, also
known as the
glittering sand lizard, is a
species of lizard. It is
found in Nigeria, Togo, Benin,
Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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nominotypical subspecies.
Heliobolus spekii scorteccii (Arillo,
Balletto & Spanò, 1965)
Heliobolus spekii ****taeniata (Stejneger, 1893)
Heliobolus spekii spekii (Günther...
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southwestern Angola.
Heliobolus bivari measure on
average 55 mm (2.2 in) in snout–vent length. The tail is long,
averaging 124 mm (4.9 in).
Heliobolus bivari at...
- Angola.
Heliobolus crawfordi measure on
average 52 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length. The tail is long,
averaging 122 mm (4.8 in).
Heliobolus crawfordi...
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Heliobolus lugubris, also
known commonly as the
bushveld lizard,
mourning racerunner, or the
black and
yellow sand lizard, is a
species of
lizard in the...
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Heliobolus neumanni, also
known commonly as Neumann's sand lizard, is a
species of
lizard in the
family Lacertidae. The
species is
endemic to East Africa...
- species)
Genus Eremias (42 species)
Genus Gastropholis (4 species)
Genus Heliobolus (6 species)
Genus Holaspis (2 species)
Genus Ichnotropis (6 species) Genus...
- very few
known cases of a
vertebrate mimicking an arthropod,
juvenile Heliobolus lugubris lizards are
similar in
color to the
aposematic oogpister beetles...
- Speke's hinge-back tortoise,
Kinixys spekii; and Speke's sand lizard,
Heliobolus spekii.
Three species of
African mammals are
named in his honour: the...
