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Cape grass lizard

The Cape grass lizard, also known as the Cape snake lizard or the highland grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the genus Chamaesaura. It widely found in southern Africa, inhabiting grasslands. In one of the countries it lives in, Eswatini, it is listed as a Near Threatened species.

Distribution
The Cape grass lizard is widely distributed in the grasslands of southern Africa. It has been reported in South Africa, Eswatini, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. The grasslands that the Cape grass lizard inhabits often have wildfire. ==Breeding==
Breeding
The Cape grass lizard is ovoviviparous, ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
The Cape grass lizard has three known subspecies. • C. a. anguina - This subspecies was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. • C. a. tenuior - In 1895, Albert C. L. G. Günther described this subspecies. • C. a. oligopholis - Laurent described this subspecies in 1964. ==Conservation==
Conservation
The Southern African Red Data does not mention the Cape grass lizard. However, the Swaziland Red Data has the lizard listed as Near Threatened. The Transvaal grass lizard is also listed as a Near Threatened species. The IUCN lists this species as Least Concern. ==See also==
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