Heliobolus
# Heliobolus

Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

## Species

There are six recognized species:

* Heliobolus bivari Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022 – Bivar’s bushveld lizard
* Heliobolus crawfordi Marques, Ceríaco, Heinicke, Chehouri, Conradie, Tolley, & Bauer, 2022 – Crawford-Cabral’s bushveld lizard
* Heliobolus lugubris (A. Smith, 1838) – bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, black and yellow sand lizard
* Heliobolus neumanni (Tornier, 1905) – Neumann's sand lizard
* Heliobolus nitidus (Günther, 1872) – glittering sand lizard
* Heliobolus spekii (Günther, 1872) – Speke's sand lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.

