sand lizard

English

Noun

sand lizard (plural sand lizards)

1. Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments
   1. especially, Lacerta agilis, a lizard distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia.
   2. Heliobolus spp.
   3. Meroles spp. (desert lizards)
   4. Mesalina spp.
   5. Nucras spp.
   6. Pedioplanis spp.
   7. Uma spp.

Derived terms

• common sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
• Mayer's sand lizard (Pedioplanis gaerdesi)
• Namaqua sand lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis)
• ocellated sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
• Olivier's sand lizard (Mesalina olivieri)
• plain sand lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata)
• spotted sand lizard (Meroles suborbitalis)

Translations

Lacerta agilis

• Catalan: llangardaix pirinenc m
• French: lézard des souches (fr) m
• German: Zauneidechse (de) f
• Korean: 모래장지뱀 (moraejangjibaem)
• Russian: прыткая ящерица f (prytkaja jaščerica)
• Welsh: madfall y tywod m

spotted sand lizard — see spotted sand lizard

See also

• sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys)

References

• “sand lizard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.