Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Species There are six recognized species:Genus Heliobolus. The Taxonomicon. Heliobolus bivari – Bivar’s bushveld lizard Heliobolus crawfordi – Crawford-Cabral’s bushveld lizard Heliobolus lugubris – bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, black and yellow sand lizard Heliobolus neumanni – Neumann's sand lizard Heliobolus nitidus – glittering sand lizard Heliobolus spekii – Speke's sand lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.
References
Further reading Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus Heliobolus, p. 161). Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Heliobolus, new genus, p. 20). (in Latin).