Teratoscincus is more specialized psammophilous lizards in the family Gekkonidae,and primarily distributing in the low-altitude deserts of Central Asia and its adjacent regions.

• 沙虎属是壁虎科中比较特化的沙生蜥蜴类，主要分布在中亚及其临近地区的低海拔荒漠中。