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Nucras tessellata (Western sandveld lizard)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Lacertidae (lacertids, wall lizards) > Genus: Nucras

Nucras tessellata (Western sandveld lizard)

Nucras tessellata, Western Cape. [photo Oransie J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Nucras tessellata (Western sandveld lizard) Nucras tessellata (Western sandveld lizard)
Nucras tessellata, Clanwilliam, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Nucras tessellata, Western Cape. [photo Dorse C. & van Rooyen S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]