Nucras holubi, Holub's sandveld lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in southern Africa, excluding the southwestern and western Cape Province, and Little and Great Namaqualand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Holub’s Sandveld 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
- Nucras ornata
- Nucras intertexta
- Nucras tessellata
- Heliobolus spekii
- Pedioplanis namaquensis
- Gerrhosaurus intermedius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Nucras
- Species
- Nucras holubi
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