Heliobolus nitidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Heliobolus |
Species: | H. nitidus
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Binomial name | |
Heliobolus nitidus (
Günther, 1872)
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Heliobolus nitidus, also known as the glittering sand lizard, is a species of lizard. It is found in Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Uganda. [1] [2] It is widespread but uncommon in the Sudanese–Guinean savanna belt. [1]