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Acanthocercus - Tree Agamas

Southern Tree Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis)
Bill’s Tree Agama (Acanthocercus branchi)
Black-headed Tree Agama (Acanthocercus cyanocephalus)
Ovambo Tree Agama (Acanthocercus margaritae)

Acontias - Legless Skinks
Agama - Agamas
Australolacerta - Southern Rock Lizard
Broadleysaurus - Rough-scaled Plated Lizard
Chamaesaura - Grass Lizards
Chirindia - Worm Lizards

Lang’s Worm Lizard (Chirindia langi langi)
Soutpansberg Worm Lizard (Chirindia langi occidentalis)
Swynnerton’s Worm Lizard (Chirindia swynnertoni)

Cordylosaurus - Dwarf Plated Lizard
Cordylus - Girdled Lizards
Cryptoblepharus - African Coral Rag Skink
Dalophia - Worm Lizards

Long-tailed Worm Lizard (Dalophia longicauda)
Pestle-tailed Worm Lizard (Dalophia pistillum)

Gerrhosaurus - Plated Lizards
Heliobolus - Bushveld Lizard
Hemicordylus- Crag Lizards

Graceful Crag Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis)
Dwarf Crag Lizard (Hemicordylus nebulosus)

Holaspis - Smooth Blue-tailed Tree Lizard
Ichnotropis - Rough-scaled Lizards

Ornate Rough-scaled Lizard (Ichnotropis capensis)
Caprivi Rough-scaled Lizard (Ichnotropis grandiceps)

Karusasaurus - Girdled Lizards
Matobosaurus - Giant Plated Lizards
Meroles - Desert Lizards
Mochlus - Writhing Skinks

Bazaruto Writhing Skink (Mochlus lanceolatum)
Sundevall’s Writhing Skink (Mochlus sundevallii)

Monopeltis - Worm Lizards

Anchieta’s Worm Lizard (Monopeltis anchietae)
Southern Worm Lizard (Monopeltis capensis)
De Coster’s Worm Lizard (Monopeltis decosteri)
Dusky Worm Lizard (Monopeltis infuscata)
Kalahari Worm Lizard (Monopeltis leonhardi)
Maurice’s Worm Lizard Monopeltis mauricei
Zimbabwe Worm Lizard (Monopeltis rhodesiana)
Slender Worm Lizard (Monopeltis sphenorhynchus)
Zambezi Worm Lizard (Monopeltis zambezensis)

Namazonurus - Girdled Lizards

Campbell’s Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus campbelli)
Lawrence’s Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus lawrenci)
Karasberg Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus namaquensis)
Peers’ Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus peersi)
Herero Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus pustulatus)

Ninurta - Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard
Nucras - Sandveld Lizards

Lambert’s Bay Sandveld Lizard (Nucras aurantiaca)
Angolan Sandveld Lizard (Nucras broadleyi)
Blue-tailed Sandveld Lizard (Nucras caesicaudata)
Damara Sandveld Lizard (Nucras damarana)
Holub’s Sandveld Lizard (Nucras holubi)
Spotted Sandveld Lizard (Nucras intertexta)
Delalande’s Sandveld Lizard (Nucras lalandii)
Karoo Sandveld Lizard (Nucras livida)
Ornate Sandveld Lizard (Nucras ornata)
Albany Sandveld Lizard (Nucras taeniolata)
Western Sandveld Lizard (Nucras tessellata)

Ouroborus - Armadillo Girdled Lizard
Panaspis - Snake-eyed Skinks
Pedioplanis - Sand Lizards

Benguela Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis benguellensis)
Bill’s Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis branchi)
Short-headed Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis breviceps)
Burchell’s Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis burchelli)
Kaoko Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis gaerdesi)
Husab Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis husabensis)
Plain Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis inornata)
Karoo Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis laticeps)
Spotted Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
Common Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella)
Mayer’s Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis mayeri)
Namaqua Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis)
Waterberg Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis rubens)
Western Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis undata)

Platysaurus - Flat Lizards

Attenborough’s Flat Lizard (Platysaurus attenboroughi)
Augrabies Flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)
Namaqua Flat Lizard (Platysaurus capensis)
Dwarf Flat Lizard (Platysaurus guttatus)
Emperor Flat Lizard (Platysaurus imperator)
Unexpected Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius inopinus)
Common Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius intermedius)
Natal Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius natalensis)
Mashatu Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius nigrescens)
Blouberg Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius parvus)
Zimbabwe Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus)
Black-bellied Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius subniger)
Wilhelm’s Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius wilhelmi)
Lebombo Flat Lizard (Platysaurus lebomboensis)
Waterberg Flat Lizard (Platysaurus minor)
Orange-throated Flat Lizard (Platysaurus monotropis)
Ocellated Flat Lizard (Platysaurus ocellatus)
FitzSimons’ Flat Lizard (Platysaurus orientalis fitzsimonsi)
Sekhukhune Flat Lizard (Platysaurus orientalis orientalis)
Blake’s Flat Lizard (Platysaurus pungweensis blakei)
Pungwe Flat Lizard (Platysaurus pungweensis pungweensis)
Soutpansberg Flat Lizard (Platysaurus relictus)
Zambezi Flat Lizard (Platysaurus torquatus)

Proscelotes - Arnold's Skink

Arnold’s Skink (Proscelotes arnoldi)

Pseudocordylus - Crag Lizards
Sepsina - Burrowing Skinks

Albert’s Burrowing Skink (Sepsina alberti)
Angolan Burrowing Skink (Sepsina angolensis)

Scelotes - Dwarf Burrowing Skinks
Smaug - Girdled Lizards

Baberton Girdled Lizard (Smaug barbertonensis)
Waterberg Girdled Lizard (Smaug breyeri)
Flat Girdled Lizard (Smaug depressus)
Giant Girdled Lizard (Smaug giganteus)
Gorongosa Girdled Lizard (Smaug mossambicus)
Regal Girdled Lizard (Smaug regius)
Swazi Girdled Lizard (Smaug swazicus)
Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard (Smaug vandami)
Warren’s Girdled Lizard (Smaug warreni)

Tetradactylus - Seps

Eastern Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus africanus)
Breyer’s Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus breyeri)
Eastwood’s Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus eastwoodae)
FitzSimons’ Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi)
Short-legged Seps (Tetradactylus seps)
Cape Long-tailed Seps (Tetradactylus tetradactylus)

Trachylepis - Skinks
Tropidosaura - Mountain Lizards

Cottrell’s Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura cottrelli)
Essex’s Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura essexi)
Cape Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura gularis)
Common Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura montana montana)
Natal Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura montana natalensis)
Ranger’s Mountain Lizard (Tropidosaura montana rangeri)

Typhlacontias - Burrowing Skinks

Namib Burrowing Skink (Typhlacontias brevipes)
Johnson’s Burrowing Skink (Typhlacontias johnsonii)
Braine’s Burrowing Skink (Typhlacontias punctatissimus brainei)
Speckled Burrowing Skink (Typhlacontias punctatissimus punctatissimus)
Kalahari Burrowing Skink (Typhlacontias rohani)

Typhlosaurus - Blind Legless Skinks
Vhembelacerta - Soutpansberg Rock Lizard
Zygaspis - Dwarf Worm Lizards

Maputaland Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis arenicola)
Ferocious Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis ferox)
Black Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis nigra)
Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis quadrifrons)
Van Dam’s Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis vandami)
Violet Dwarf Worm Lizard (Zygaspis violacea)

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