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Nucras
Sign in to saveNucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nucras is referenced by 18 other articles, and connects out to Africa, German and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Lizard genera, Nucras and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae
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
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- genus
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- Category:Nucras
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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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