Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Species
There are six recognized species:
- Heliobolus bivari – Bivar’s bushveld lizard
- Heliobolus crawfordi – Crawford-Cabral’s bushveld lizard
- Heliobolus lugubris – bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, black and yellow sand lizard
- Heliobolus neumanni – Neumann's sand lizard
- Heliobolus nitidus – glittering sand lizard
- Heliobolus spekii – 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. . (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).