''Meroles ctenodactylus'', also known as the giant desert lizard, Smith's sand lizard or Smith's desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

in the family

Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family (biology), family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group o ...

. It occurs in westernmost South Africa and western Namibia.

References

Meroles Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles described in 1838 Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) {{Lacertidae-stub