title: Heliobolus spekii
text: # Heliobolus spekii
  
  Heliobolus spekii, also known commonly as Speke's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, spekii, is in honor of British explorer John Hanning Speke.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  H. spekii is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  H. spekii is oviparous.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  
  * Heliobolus spekii scorteccii (Arillo, Balletto & Spanò, 1965)
  * Heliobolus spekii sextaeniata (Stejneger, 1893)
  * Heliobolus spekii spekii (Günther, 1872)
  
  Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.
  
  