Uganda Savannah Lizard

About the Uganda Savannah Lizard

Nucras boulengeri, also known commonly as the Uganda savannah lizard and Boulenger's scrub lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae ("wall lizards" or "true lizards"). The species is native to East Africa.

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. N. boulengeri is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The preferred natural habitats of N. boulengeri are shrubland, savanna, and forest.

N. boulengeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6.5 cm (2.6 in), with a tail about twice SVL. N. boulengeri is oviparous. Boulenger GA (1907). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 19: 486–489. (Nucras emini, new species, p. 488).

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