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Any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia, especially those of the family Lacertidae, typically having an elongated body, four limbs, and a small tail: includes the gechos, iguanas, chameleons, monitors, and slow worms. (Source: CED)

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Eifler DA, Baipidi K, Eifler MA, Dittmer D, Nguluka L 2012. Influence of prey encounter and prey identity on area-restricted searching in the lizard Pedioplanis namaquensis. Journal of Ethology 30 197-200

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Influence of prey encounter and prey identity on area_restricted searching in the lizard Pedioplanis namaquensis.pdf	217.49 KB

DeBoer JC, Heaton JS, Stanley E, Becker R 2019. You shall not pass: a distinct population of girdled lizard in northeastern Namibia. African Herp News 72 57

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A distinct population of girdled lizard in northeastern Namibia.pdf	368.48 KB

Childers JL, Kirchhof S, Bauer AM 2021. Lizards of a different stripe: phylogenetics of the Pedioplanis undata species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae), with the description of two new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (1) 249-272

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Lizards of a different stripe.pdf	18.41 MB

Loveridge A 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 98 1-469

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Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae.pdf	68.38 MB

Conradie W, Keates C, Verburgt L, Baptista NL, Harvey J, Júlio T, Neef G 2022. Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi River drainages. Part 2: Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 16 (2) 181-214

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Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango_Cuando_Zambezi River drainages_Part 2 Lizards.pdf	3.67 MB

Hellmich W 1957. Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola. Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 5 1-92

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Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola.pdf	32.26 MB

Boettger O 1887. Zweiter Beitrag zur Herpetologie Südwest- und Süd-Afrikas. Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main 1887 135-173

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Zweiter Beitrag zur Herpetologie Sudwest und Sud afrikas.pdf	6.8 MB

Loveridge A 1945. Revision of the african lizards of the family Cordylidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 95 1-118

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Revision of the African lizards of the family Cordylidae.pdf	18.81 MB

Hewitt J 1909. Description of a new species of Platysaurus and notes on the specific characters of certain species of Zonuridae, together with synoptical keys to all known South African species and a résumé of our knowledge on their distribution and a key to the known genera of South African lizards. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2 (1) 29-40

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Description of a new species of Platysaurus.pdf	4.47 MB

Utsumi KL, Eifler MA, Muradzikwa TE, Luyanda B, Kanyanga MK, Liu EF, Buchanan CA, Eifler DA 2024. Habitat connectivity and plant characteristics affecting a fossorial skink, Typhlacontias brevipes. African Journal of Ecology 62 (3)

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aje.13307

Hartman A 2025. German citizen remains in custody over lizard, tortoise.

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NAM_2025_07_German citizen remains in custody over lizard_tortoise_Republikein_Eng.pdf	147.93 KB

Hartman A 2025. Elderly man with lizard_tortoise free on bail.

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NAM_2025_08_Elderly man with lizard_tortoise free on bail_Republikein.pdf	165.05 KB

Janse van Rensburg DA, Mouton P le FN, van Niekerk A 2009. Why cordylid lizards are black at the south-western tip of Africa. Journal of Zoology 278 (4) 333-341

Website link:https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00581.x

Werner YL 1977. Ecological comments on some gekkonid lizards of the Namib Desert, South West Africa. Madoqua 10 (3) 157-170

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Ecological comments on some gekkonid lizards_Namib Desert.pdf	2.28 MB

Bauer AM, Russell AP 1991. Pedal specialisations in dune-dwelling geckos. Journal of Arid Environments 20 43-62

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Pedal specialisations in dune_dwelling geckos_1991.pdf	2.99 MB

Mitchell D, Laburn HP, Matter M, McClain E 1990. Fever in Namib and other ectotherms. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 179-192

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Fever in Namib and other ectotherms.pdf	2.32 MB

Robinson D 1990. Comments on the Reproductive Biology of the Namib Desert Dune Lizard, Aporosaura anchietae, During Two Years of Very Different Rainfall. Namib ecology: 25 years of Namib research 7 163-168

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Comments on the Reproductive Biology of the Namib Desert_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

Seely MK, Mitchell D, Goelst K 1990. Boundary layer Microclimate and Angolosaurus skoogi (Sauria: Cordylidae) activity on a northern Namib dune. Namib ecology: 25 years of Namib research 7 156-162

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Boundary Layer Microclimate and Angolosaurus skoog_Namib Dune_1990.pdf	4.71 MB

Huey RB, Pianka ER 2007. Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. Historical introduction: on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards

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HueyPiankaForageHist07.pdf	1.03 MB

Schneider C 2010. Varanidae - Varanus albigularis Daudin, 1802 Rock Monito. 18-19

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Varanus diet - slug.pdf	563.47 KB

Cunningham P 2005. Electrocution of reptiles. Herpetozoa 18 (3/4)

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Reptile electrocution.pdf	69.8 KB

Cunningham P, Wassenaar T, Henschel J 2012. Notes on some aspects of the ecology of the Husab Sand Lizard, Pedioplanis Husabensis, from Namibia. 1-11

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Husab Sand Lizard Paper.pdf	744.27 KB

Meika JM, Jeo RM, Mendelson JR, Jenks KE 2002. Effects of bush encroachment on an assemblage of diurnal lizard species in central Namibia. Biological Conservation 106 29 - 36

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Effects of bush encroachment on an assemblage of diurnal lizard species in central Namibia.pdf	173.56 KB

Fitzsimons V 1953. A new genus of Gerrhosaurid from Southern Angola. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 22 (2) 215-217

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A new genus of Gerrhosaurid from Southern Angola_1953.pdf	153.64 KB

Louw GN, Holm E 1970. Physiological, morphological and behavioural adaptations of Namib desert lizard Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage). Madoqua 2 (1) 67-85

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Physiological_morphological and behavioural adaptations of Namib desert lizard Aporosaura anchietae.pdf	1.76 MB

Seely MK, Mitchell D, Roberts CS, McClain E 1988. Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface. African Zoology 23 (2) 92-102

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Microclimate and activity of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi on a dune slipface.pdf	685.72 KB

Pietruszka RD 1988. Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi (Cordylidae) of the northern Namib Desert dunes. African Zoology 23 (1) 47-51

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Observations on sexual dimorphism and social structure in the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi.pdf	1.12 MB

Holm E 1973. The influence of constant temperatures upon the circadian rhythm of the Namib Desert Dune Lizard Aporosaura anchietae Bocage. Madoqua 2 (2) 33-41

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The influence of constant temperatures upon the circadian rhythm of the Namib Desert Dune Lizard Aporosaura anchietae Bocage.pdf	621.1 KB

Steyn W, Steyn S 1970. New data on a sand-shuttling Eye-Popping Lizard. Madoqua 2 (1) 39-44

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New data on a sand_shuttling Eye_Popping Lizard.pdf	1.18 MB

Broadley DG 1976. The status of herpetology in southern Africa. African Zoology 11 (2) 233-240

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The status of herpetology in southern Africa.pdf	410.24 KB

Broadley DG 1979. A field study of two sympatric 'annual' lizards (genus Ichnotropis) in Rhodesia. African Zoology 14 (3) 133-138

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A field study of two sympatric annual lizards_Rhodesia_1979.pdf	287.37 KB

Fitzsimons VF 1943. The lizards of South Africa: Family 4 - Scincidae. Transvaal Museum Memoirs 1 (1) 175-226

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The lizards of South Africa_Family 4_Scincidae.pdf	9.54 MB

Fitzsimons VF 1943. The lizards of South Africa: Family 2 - Agamidae. Transvaal Museum Memoirs 1 (1) 124-149

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The lizards of South Africa_Family 2_Agamidae.pdf	2.98 MB

Fitzsimons VF 1943. The lizards of South Africa: Family 6 - Lacertidae. Transvaal Museum Memoirs 1 (1) 299-371

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The lizards of South Africa_ Family 6_Lacertidae.pdf	8.36 MB

Fitzsimons VF 1943. The lizards of South Africa: Family 1 - Gekkonidae. Transvaal Museum Memoirs 1 (1) 7-121

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The lizards of South Africa_Family 1_Gekkonidae.pdf	13.05 MB

Fitzsimons V 1935. Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September, 1930. Reptilia and Amphibia. Part 2. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 16 (2) 330-364

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Scientific results of the Vernay_Lang Kalahari Expedition_part 2.pdf	2.07 MB

Fitzsimons V 1935. Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September, 1930. Reptilia and Amphibia. Part 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 16 (2) 295-325

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Scientific results of the Vernay_Lang Kalahari Expedition_Part 1.pdf	2.04 MB

Fitzsimons V 1935. Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September, 1930. Reptilia and Amphibia. Part 3. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 16 (2) 365-397

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Scientific results of the Vernay_Lang Kalahari Expedition_Part 3.pdf	1.78 MB

Fitzsimons V 1959. Some new reptiles from southern Africa and southern Angola. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23 (4) 405-409

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Some new reptiles from southern Africa and southern Angola.pdf	330.21 KB

Mitchell D, Seely MK, Roberts CS, Pietruszka RD, McClain E, Griffin M, Yeaton RI 1987. On the biology of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi in the Namib Desert. Madoqua 15 201-216

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On the biology of the lizard Angolosaurus skoogi in the Namib Desert.pdf	1.69 MB