---
title: "Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard"
description: "Meroles knoxii — Reptiles. Meroles knoxii, also known commonly as Knox's desert lizard and Knox's ocellated sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/knox-s-ocellated-sand-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard

> Meroles knoxii — Reptiles. Meroles knoxii, also known commonly as Knox's desert lizard and Knox's ocellated sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Meroles knoxii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 508
- Wikidata: [Q5078137](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5078137)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35825](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35825)

## Names

- en: Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (456), NA (32)

## Summary

Meroles knoxii, also known commonly as Knox's desert lizard and Knox's ocellated sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroles_knoxii

## Photo

![Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/knox-s-ocellated-sand-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58693499

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/knox-s-ocellated-sand-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).