Meanings
nounsand lizard (plural sand lizards)
plural sand lizards
- Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments
- especially, any lizard of species Lacerta agilis, distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia.
- Heliobolus spp.
- Meroles spp. (desert lizards)
- Mesalina spp.
- Nucras spp.
- Pedioplanis spp.
- Uma spp.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
Similar
Lacerta agilis
Broader
lacertid lizardlacertid
nounone of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
Similar
side-blotched lizardUta stansburiana
Broader
iguanidiguanid lizard
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan llangardaix pirinenc
- llangardaix pirinencLacerta agilis
Czech ještěrka obecná
- ještěrka obecnáLacerta agilis
Dutch zandhagedis, duinhagedis
- zandhagedisLacerta agilis
- duinhagedisLacerta agilis
French lézard des souches
- lézard des souchesLacerta agilis
German Zauneidechse
- ZauneidechseLacerta agilis
Hungarian fürge gyík
- fürge gyíkLacerta agilis
Italian lucertola degli arbusti
- lucertola degli arbustiLacerta agilis
Korean 모래장지뱀
- 모래장지뱀 (moraejangjibaem)Lacerta agilis
Polish jaszczurka zwinka
- jaszczurka zwinkaLacerta agilis
Portuguese lagarto-ágil
- lagarto-ágilLacerta agilis
Romanian șopârlă de câmp
- șopârlă de câmpLacerta agilis
Russian прыткая ящерица
- прыткая ящерица (prytkaja jaščerica)Lacerta agilis
Spanish lagarto ágil
- lagarto ágilLacerta agilis
Welsh madfall y tywod
- madfall y tywodLacerta agilis
Cite this entry
APA
sand lizard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20lizard
MLA
“sand lizard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20lizard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand lizard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20lizard.
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