sand lizard

(Animals) a small greyish-brown European lizard, Lacerta agilis, that has long clawed digits and, in the male, bright green underparts: family Lacertidae

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sand′ liz`ard

1. a common lizard, Lacerta agilis, of Europe and central Asia.

2. any of several lizards that live in sandy areas.

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Noun	1.	sand lizard - a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia Lacerta agilis lacertid, lacertid lizard - Old World terrestrial lizard genus Lacerta, Lacerta - type genus of the Lacertidae
	2.	sand lizard - one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males genus Uta, Uta - a reptile genus of Iguanidae

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