Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Meroles
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Southwest African Desert Lizards, (Sand Lizards)
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Scharreidechsen
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Sydvestafrikanske Ørkenfirben
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1838 |  |
Meroles Gray (type species: Lacerta knoxii Milne-Edwards 1829) |
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1867 | |
Pachyrhynchus Bocage [not Pachyrhynchus Spix] (type species: Pachyrhynchus anchietae Bocage 1867; syn. Arnold 1989) |
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1869 | |
Saurites Peters (type species: Podarces cuneirostris Strauch 1867; syn. Arnold 1989) |
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1887 | |
Aporosaura Boulenger [substitute name for Pachyrhynchus Bocage 1867] (Arnold 1989) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 1 (12.5%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
S. Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Botswana,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Meroles anchietae
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Shovel-snouted Lizard, Namib Dune Lizard, Namib Sand Lizard, Northern Slipface Lizard
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Sandtaucher
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Namibisk Klitfirben
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1867 | |
Pachyrhynchus anchietae Bocage |
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Aporosaura anchietae Boulenger 1887 |
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Meroles anchietae Arnold 1989 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Meroles anchietae
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Meroles ctenodactylus
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Giant Desert Lizard, (Smith's Desert Lizard)
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Riesen-Scharreidechse
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Kæmpe-ørkenfirben
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1838 | |
Lacerta ctenodactylus Smith |
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Scapteira ctenodactyla Boulenger 1887 |
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Meroles ctenodactylus Mertens 1955 |
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1845 | |
Acanthodactylus capensis Smith (Szczerbak 1975) |
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Meroles cuneirostris
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Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard
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Keilschnauzen-Scharreidechse
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Kilesnudet Ørkenfirben
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1867 | |
Podarces cuneirostris Strauch |
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Saurites cuneirostris Peters 1869 |
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Scapteira cuneirostris Boulenger 1887 |
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Meroles cuneirostris Mertens 1955 |
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape).
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Meroles knoxii
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Round-snouted Desert Lizard, Ocellated Desert Lizard, (Knox's Desert Lizard)
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Rundschnauzen-Scharreidechse
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Butsnudet Ørkenfirben
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1829 | |
Lacerta knoxii Milne-Edwards |
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Meroles knoxii Gray 1838 |
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Eremias knoxii Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
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Scapteira knoxii Boulenger 1887 |
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1872 | |
Eremias fordii Günther (Szczerbak 1975) |
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1935 | |
Scapteira knoxi pequensis Hewitt (Szczerbak 1975) |
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Meroles knoxii pequensis Mertens 1955 |
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Meroles micropholidotus
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Namibian Small-scaled Desert Lizard
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Kleinschuppige Scharreidechse
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Namibisk Finskællet Ørkenfirben
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Scapteira micropholidota Mertens |
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Meroles micropholidotus Mertens 1955 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Meroles reticulatus
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Reticulated Desert Lizard
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Netz-Scharreidechse
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Net-ørkenfirben
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Scapteira reticulata Bocage |
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Podarces reticulata Strauch 1867 |
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Meroles reticulatus Mertens 1955 |
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1869 | |
Eremias serripes Peters (Szczerbak 1975) |
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Scapteita serripes Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Meroles squamulosus
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Rough-scaled Desert Lizard, (Mozambique Rough-scaled Lizard, Common Rough-scaled Lizard)
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Rauhschuppige Scharreidechse
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Ruskællet Ørkenfirben
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Ichnotropis squamulosa Peters |
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Meroles squamulosus Edwards, Branch, Vanhooydonck, Herrel, Measey & Tolley 2013 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Meroles suborbitalis
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Spotted Desert Lizard
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Gefleckte Scharreidechse
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Plettet Ørkenfirben
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1869 | |
Eremias suborbitalis Peters |
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Scaptira suborbitalis Boulenger 1921 |
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Meroles suborbitalis Mertens 1955 |
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1820 | |
Lacerta depressa Merrem (status uncertain; Szczerbak 1975) |
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Scapteira depressa Boettger 1882 |
Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Meroles suborbitalis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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