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title: "Namaqua Sand Lizard"
description: "Pedioplanis namaquensis — Reptilien. Pedioplanis namaquensis, known commonly as the Namaqua sand lizard or l'Érémias namaquois (in French), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/namaqua-sand-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Namaqua Sand Lizard

> Pedioplanis namaquensis — Reptilien. Pedioplanis namaquensis, known commonly as the Namaqua sand lizard or l'Érémias namaquois (in French), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Pedioplanis namaquensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 545
- Wikidata: [Q5080138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5080138)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35735](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35735)

## Names

- en: Namaqua Sand Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (274), NA (237), BW (9)

## Summary

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

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

## Photo

![Namaqua Sand Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/namaqua-sand-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67190464

## Machine access

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