''Pedioplanis'' is a

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of ''Pedioplanis'' are

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to southern

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Species

There are 16 valid species in this genus: *'' Pedioplanis benguelensis'' (

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, 1867) – Angolan sand lizard, Bocage's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis branchi'' Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis breviceps'' ( Sternfeld, 1911) – short-headed sand lizard, short-headed sandveld lizard, Sternfeld's sand lizard *''

Pedioplanis burchelli ''Pedioplanis burchelli'', known commonly as Burchell's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''burchelli'', is in honor of William John Burchell who ...

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, 1839) – Burchell's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis gaerdesi'' (

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, 1954) – Kaokoland sand lizard, Mayer's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis haackei'' Conradie, Measey,

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Pedioplanis huntleyi ''Pedioplanis huntleyi'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola. Etymology The specific name, ''huntleyi'', is in honor of Brian Huntley who was chief executive officer of the South African National Bi ...

'' Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 *''

Pedioplanis husabensis ''Pedioplanis husabensis'', also called ''Husab lizard'', is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. Geographic range ''Pedioplanis husabensis'' inhabits a small area in the central portion of the Namib d ...

'' Berger-Dell'Mour & Mayer, 1989 – Husab sand lizard *''

Pedioplanis inornata ''Pedioplanis inornata'', known commonly as the plain sand lizard or the western sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. inornata'' is found in Namibia and S ...

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, 1907) – plain sand lizard, western sand lizard *''

Pedioplanis laticeps ''Pedioplanis laticeps'', known commonly as the Cape sand lizard or the Karoo sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. laticeps'' is found in southern Namibia ...

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, 1849) – Cape sand lizard, Karoo sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis lineoocellata'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – common sand lizard, ocellated sand lizard, spotted sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis mayeri'' Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021 *''

Pedioplanis namaquensis ''Pedioplanis namaquensis'', known Common name, commonly as the Namaqua sand lizard or ''l'Érémias namaquois'' (in French), is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Southern Africa. ...

'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Namaqua sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis rubens'' (Mertens, 1954) – Ruben's sand lizard, Waterberg sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis serodioi'' Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer, & Ceriaco, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis undata'' (A. Smith, 1838) - plain sand lizard, western sand lizard ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pedioplanis''.

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