Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Nucras
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Sandveld Lizards, Tiger Lizards, (Scrub Lizards)
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Stumpfkopf-Eidechsen
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Stumpsnudefirben
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1838 |  |
Nucras Gray (type species: Lacerta lalandii Milne-Edwards 1829) |
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1843 | |
Heliophilus Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta delalandii [=lalandii] Milne-Edwards 1829; syn. Arnold 1989) |
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1886 | |
Bettaia Bedriaga (type species: Lacerta delalandii [=lalandii] Milne-Edwards 1829; syn. Arnold 1989) |
Contents:
13 species, of which 6 (46.2%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The common name "Scrub Lizards" is also used for lizards of the genus
Latastia.
Distribution:
S. and E. Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Botswana,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Nucras aurantiaca
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Golden Sandveld Lizard, Lambert’s Bay Sandveld Lizard
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Goldene Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Gyldent Stumpsnudefirben
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Nucras aurantiaca Bauer, Childers, Broeckhoven & Mouton |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Western Cape).
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Nucras boulengeri
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Uganda Sandveld Lizard, (Boulenger's Sandveld Lizard)
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Ugandische Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Uganda-stumpsnudefirben
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1900 | |
Nucras boulengeri Neumann |
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1907 | |
Nucras emini Boulenger (Loveridge 1933, 1953; Bischoff 1991) |
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1909 | |
Nucras ukerewensis Bolkay (Loveridge 1957) |
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Nucras kilosae Loveridge (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
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Nucras boulengeri kilosae Bischoff 1991 |
Other common names:
kilosae: Keeled Sandveld Lizard
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Nucras broadleyi
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Namib Sandveld Lizard, (Angolan Sandveld Lizard)
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Namib-Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Namib-stumpsnudefirben
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Nucras broadleyi Branch, Conradie, Vaz Pinto & Tolley |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of tessellata.
Distribution:
Angola.
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Nucras caesicaudata
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Blue-tailed Sandveld Lizard
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Blauschwänzige Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Blåhalet Stumpsnudefirben
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Nucras caesicaudata Broadley |
Distribution:
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Limpopo),
Zimbabwe.
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Nucras damarana
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Damara Sandveld Lizard
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Damara-Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Damara-stumpsnudefirben
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Nucras intertexta damarana Parker |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of taeniolata (e.g., Broadley 1972) or of holubi (e.g., Branch 1998).
Revalidated as a separate species by Bauer, Murdoch & Childers (2020).
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Nucras holubi
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Southern Sandveld Lizard, (Holub's Sandveld Lizard)
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Südliche Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Sydligt Stumpsnudefirben
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Eremias holubi Steindachner |
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Nucras tessellata holubi Boulenger 1910 |
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Nucras holubi Sternfeld in Schubotz 1912 |
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Nucras intertexta holubi Boulenger 1917 |
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Nucras taeniolata holubi Bauer & Günther 1995 |
Remarks:
Previously included damarana.
Records from Namibia refer to damarana (Bauer, Murdoch & Childers 2020).
Formerly regarded itself as a synonym of ornata (e.g., Broadley 1972).
Revalidated as a separate species by Bates (1996).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zimbabwe.
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Nucras intertexta
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Spotted Sandveld Lizard
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Gefleckte Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Plettet Stumpsnudefirben
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Lacerta intertexta Smith |
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Nucras intertexta Boulenger 1917 |
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Nucras tessellata ocellata Boulenger (Broadley 1972) |
Distribution:
Botswana,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zimbabwe.
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Nucras lalandii
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Southeastern Sandveld Lizard, (Delalande's Sandveld Lizard)
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Südöstliche Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Sydøstligt Stumpsnudefirben
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1829 | |
Lacerta lalandii Milne-Edwards |
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Eremias lalandii Gray 1838 |
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Nucras lalandii Gray 1845 |
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1898 | |
Nucras delalandii bedriagai Werner (Boulenger 1920) |
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Lesotho,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Western Cape).
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Nucras livida
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Karoo Sandveld Lizard
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Karoo-Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Karoo-stumpsnudefirben
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Lacerta livida Smith |
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Nucras tessellata livida Boulenger 1910 |
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Nucras livida Branch & Bauer 1995 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of tessellata (e.g., Broadley 1972, Branch 1988).
Now restricted to inland karroid habitats of South Africa.
Earlier records from the West Coast refer to tessellata.
Records from Port Elizabeth and Cape Town are questionable (Conradie, Busschau & Jordaan 2020).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Nucras ornata
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Ornate Sandveld Lizard
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Pracht-Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Pragt-stumpsnudefirben
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Teira ornata Gray |
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Nucras taeniolata ornata Broadley 1972 |
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Nucras ornata Jacobsen 1989 |
Remarks:
Records from the Free State and Northern Cape probably refer to holubi or intertexta (Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Nucras scalaris
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Lunda Sandveld Lizard, Scaled Sandveld Lizard
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Lunda-Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Lunda-stumpsnudefirben
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Nucras scalaris Laurent |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Nucras taeniolata
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Striped Sandveld Lizard, Albany Sandveld Lizard, (Ornate Sandveld Lizard)
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Gestreifte Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Stribet Stumpsnudefirben
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1838 | |
Lacerta taeniolata Smith |
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Nucras tessellata taeniolata Essex 1925 |
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Nucras taeniolata Broadley 1972 |
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1886 | |
Lacerta cameranoi Bedriaga (Broadley 1972) |
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Lacerta tessellata pseudotessellata Bedriaga (Broadley 1972) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Eastern Cape, South Africa (Conradie 2012).
Previously included damarana, holubi and ornata.
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape).
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Nucras tessellata
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Western Sandveld Lizard, (Striped Sandveld Lizard)
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Westliche Stumpfkopf-Eidechse
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Vestligt Stumpsnudefirben
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Lacerta tessellata Smith |
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Nucras tessellata Gray 1845 |
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1838 | |
Lacerta elegans Smith [not Lacerta elegans Andrzejowski 1832] (Broadley 1972) |
Remarks:
Previously included the population now assigned to broadleyi.
Records of tessellata from Angola refer to broadleyi.
Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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