- Source: Heliobolus
Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Species
There are six recognized species:
Heliobolus bivari Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022 – Bivar’s bushveld lizard
Heliobolus crawfordi Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022 – Crawford-Cabral’s bushveld lizard
Heliobolus lugubris (A. Smith, 1838) – bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, black and yellow sand lizard
Heliobolus neumanni (Tornier, 1905) – Neumann's sand lizard
Heliobolus nitidus (Günther, 1872) – glittering sand lizard
Heliobolus spekii (Günther, 1872) – Speke's sand lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.
References
Further reading
Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Heliobolus, p. 161).
Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Heliobolus, new genus, p. 20). (in Latin).