sand lizard
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English
Noun
sand lizard (plural sand lizards)
- Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments
- especially, Lacerta agilis, a lizard distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia.
- Heliobolus spp.
- Meroles spp. (desert lizards)
- Mesalina spp.
- Nucras spp.
- Pedioplanis spp.
- Uma spp.
Derived terms
- common sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
- Mayer's sand lizard (Pedioplanis gaerdesi)
- Namaqua sand lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis)
- ocellated sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
- Olivier's sand lizard (Mesalina olivieri)
- plain sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
- spotted sand lizard (Meroles suborbitalis)
Translations
Lacerta agilis
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spotted sand lizard — see spotted sand lizard
See also
References
- “sand lizard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.