Nucras Explained

Nucras is a genus of African lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.^[1]

Species

The following 13 species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Nucras aurantiaca ^[3]
• 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

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nucras.

Further reading

• Bischoff W (1991). "Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae 4. Die Gattungen Latastia, Meroles, Nucras, Ophisops, Pedioplanis und Philocortus". Die Eidechse 2 (4): 17–25. (in German).
• Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Nucras, new genus, p. 33).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]
2. "Nucras ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. Mouton. P. Lefras N.. Broeckhoven. Chris. Childers. Jackie L.. Bauer. Aaron M.. 2019-02-22. A new Nucras Gray, 1838 (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the Strandveld of the Western Cape, South Africa. Zootaxa. en. 4560. 1. 149–163. 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.1.8. 30790996. 1175-5334.