This genus is characterised as follows: cylindrical body and long tail: subocular contacts lip: lower eyelid scaly or with transparent window: definite collar: dorsal scales usually small, smooth and not overlapping: keeled lamellae between toes: femoral pores.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | Size | Notes |
| Pedioplanis | ||||
| P. benguellensis | Angolan Sand Lizard | SW Angola, N Namibia | 8-12" | ? |
| P. breviceps | Short-Headed Sand Lizard | NW Namibia | 8-12" | ? |
| P. burchelli | Burchell's Sand Lizard | SE S Africa, Lesotho | 8-12" | ? |
| P. gaerdesi | Kaokoveld Sand Lizard | NW Nambia | 8-12" | ? |
| P. husabensis | Husab Sand Lizard | Namibia | 8-12" | This species was first described in 1989: see EMBL database entry. Sympatric with P. undata but more predatory, feeding on small lizards. Found primarily in the central Namib desert. |
| P. inornata | Plain Sand Lizard | S. France, Iberia; NW African coast | 8-12" | ? |
| P. laticeps | Cape Sand Lizard | S. France, Iberia; NW African coast | 8-12" | ? |
| P. lineoocellata | Spotted Sand Lizard | SW Namibia, Botswana, N South Africa (not the east or SW Cape province) | 8-12" | There are three subspecies: P. l. lineoocellata, P. l. inocellata and P. l. pulchella. |
| P. namaquensis | Spotted Sand Lizard | S Angola, Namibia, Botswana, W South Africa | 8-12" | For a while considered part of the Eremias genus. |
| P. rubens | Waterberg Sand Lizard | Namibia (Great and Little Waterberg) | 8-12" | ? |
| P. undata | Western Sand Lizard | N & C Namibia, S Angola, S Namibia, S Africa (NW Cape province) | 8-12" | There are two subspecies, the nominate and P. u. inornata (considered by some to be a full species: see above). |
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