Meroles cuneirostris, the wedge-snouted sand lizard or wedge-snouted desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in the Namib Desert of Namibia and South Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Meroles anchietae
- Acanthodactylus dumerilii
- Meroles ctenodactylus
- Meroles suborbitalis
- Acanthodactylus hardyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Meroles
- Species
- Meroles cuneirostris
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