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Small-spotted lizard

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Small-spotted lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Mesalina
Species:
M. guttulata
Binomial name
Mesalina guttulata
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The small-spotted lizard (Mesalina guttulata) is a species of lizard. It is found in the following countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran (Kavir desert), India, S. Turkmenistan, N. Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Senegal, Niger, Sudan, Syria. Type locality: Egypt.[2]

Description

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Adult lizards reach the maximum length of 55 mm, including tail.[2]

References

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  1. Wilms, T.; Aloufi, A.A.H.; Böhme, W.; Baha El Din, S.; Disi, A.M.; Wagner, P.; Niagate, B. (2021). "Mesalina guttulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T198385A2523147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T198385A2523147.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Din, Sherif Baha el (2006-07-01). A Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-267-6.
  • Lichtenstein, M. Heinrich C. 1823 Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss./ T. Trautwein, Berlin. x, 118 pages
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  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060131020506/http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Mesalina bahaeldini Israel.jpg
  • Wikispecies logo Data related to Mesalina guttulata at Wikispecies