''Meroles cuneirostris'', the wedge-snouted sand lizard or wedge-snouted desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family

Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the 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 of reptiles found i ...

. It occurs in the

Namib Desert The Namib ( ; pt, Namibe) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. The name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namib ...

of Namibia and South Africa.

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Meroles Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1867 Taxa named by Alexander Strauch {{lacertidae-stub