Heliobolus

Heliobolus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Tribus: Eremiadini
Genus: Heliobolus
Species (6): H. bivari – H. crawfordi – H. lugubris – H. neumanni – H. nitidus – H. spekii

Name

Heliobolus Fitzinger, 1843: 20

• Type species: Eremias lugubris Duméril & Bibron, 1839, in error [=Lacerta lugubris Smith, 1838], by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Marques, M.P., Ceríaco, L.M.P., Heinicke, M.P., Chehouri, R.M., Conradie, W., Tolley, K.A. & Bauer, A.M. 2022. The Angolan bushveld lizards, genus Heliobolus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Lacertidae): Integrative taxonomy and the description of two new species. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 745–769. DOI: 10.3897/vz.72.e85269 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Heliobolus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 March 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sand Lizards

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