Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]

Heliobolus
Heliobolus lugubris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Heliobolus
Fitzinger, 1843
Type species
Lacerta lugubris
A. Smith, 1838

Species

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There are six recognized species:[1][2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.

References

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  1. ^ a b Heliobolus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Genus Heliobolus. The Taxonomicon.

Further reading

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  • 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. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (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).