''Pedioplanis'' is a

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of ''Pedioplanis'' are

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to southern

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Species

There are 16 valid species in this genus: *'' Pedioplanis benguelensis'' (

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, 1867) – Angolan sand lizard, Bocage's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis branchi'' Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis breviceps'' ( Sternfeld, 1911) – short-headed sand lizard, short-headed sandveld lizard, Sternfeld's sand lizard *''

Pedioplanis burchelli ''Pedioplanis burchelli'', known commonly as Burchell's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''burchelli'', is in honor of William John Burchell wh ...

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, 1839) – Burchell's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis gaerdesi'' (

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, 1954) – Kaokoland sand lizard, Mayer's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis haackei'' Conradie, Measey,

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& Tolley, 2012 *'' Pedioplanis huntleyi'' Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 *'' Pedioplanis husabensis'' Berger-Dell'Mour & Mayer, 1989 – Husab sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis inornata'' (

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, 1907) – plain sand lizard, western sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis laticeps'' ( A. Smith, 1849) – Cape sand lizard, Karoo sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis lineoocellata'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – common sand lizard, ocellated sand lizard, spotted sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis mayeri'' Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis namaquensis'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Namaqua sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis rubens'' (Mertens, 1954) – Ruben's sand lizard, Waterberg sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis serodioi'' Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer, & Ceriaco, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis undata'' (A. Smith, 1838) - plain sand lizard, western sand lizard ''

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

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