''Nucras'' is a

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n lacertid lizards, commonly called sandveld lizards.

Species

The following 13 species are recognized as being valid. *''

Nucras aurantiaca ''Nucras aurantiaca'', the Lambert's Bay sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country ...

'' *'' Nucras boulengeri'' - Uganda savannah lizard, Boulenger's scrub lizard *''

Nucras broadleyi ''Nucras broadleyi'', also known as the Angolan sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption ...

'' - Angolan sandveld lizard *'' Nucras caesicaudata'' - bluetailed sandveld lizard, bluetail scrub lizard *'' Nucras damarana'' *''

Nucras holubi ''Nucras holubi'', Holub's sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in southern Africa, excluding the southwestern and western Cape Province, and Little and Great Namaqualand Namaqualand ( ...

'' - Holub's sandveld lizard *''

Nucras intertexta ''Nucras intertexta'', the spotted sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Afr ...

'' - spotted sandveld lizard *'' Nucras lalandii'' - Delalande's sandveld lizard, Laland's lizard, Delalande's spotted lizard *''

Nucras livida ''Nucras livida'', the Karoo sandveld lizard, is a species of wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Namibia and South Africa. References Nucras Lacertid lizards of Africa Reptiles described in 1838 Ta ...

'' - Karoo sandveld lizard *''

Nucras ornata ''Nucras ornata'', the ornate sandveld lizard or ornate scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, south to KwaZulu-Natal, west to the Cape Province, Botswana, and Namibia ...

'' - ornate sandveld lizard, ornate scrub lizard *''

Nucras scalaris ''Nucras scalaris'', the scaled sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = ...

'' - scaled sandveld lizard *''

Nucras taeniolata ''Nucras taeniolata'', the Albany sandveld lizard, striped sandveld lizard, or striped scrub lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of Sout ...

'' - 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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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Nucras''.

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