Meroles squamulosus (Peters, 1854)

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 32-33

Meroles squamulosus (Peters, 1854)

Common Rough-scaled Sand Lizard

Photograph: VMUS 158907

An individual was photographed in a dry marsh in open woodland between Ngonye Falls campsite and visitor’s center, while a second individual was photographed at the visitor’s center. This species was also observed in Sioma Ngwezi National Park. These are the first records of this species in Western Province ( Broadley 1971a), although it is known from northern Namibia ( Branch 1998) and was recently recorded from south-eastern Angola ( Conradie et al. 2016).