Mesalina
Encyclopedia
Mesalina is a genus
of wall lizards of the family
Lacertidae
. It has fourteen described species
.
Genus
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of wall lizards of the family
Family (biology)
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Lacertidae
Lacertidae
Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe...
. It has fourteen described species
Species
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Species
- Mesalina adramitana - (Boulenger, 1917)
- Mesalina ayunensis - Arnold, 1980
- Mesalina bahaeldiniMesalina bahaeldiniMesalina bahaeldini is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.It is endemic to Egypt.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Werner, Y. & El Din, S.B. 2005. . Downloaded on 28 July 2007....
- Segoli Cohen & Werner, 2002 - Mesalina balfouri - (Blanford, 1881)
- Mesalina brevirostris - Blanford, 1874
- Mesalina ercolinii - (Lanza & Poggesi, 1975)
- Small-spotted Lizard Mesalina guttulata - (Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Mesalina kuri - Joger & Mayer, 2002
- Mesalina martini - (Boulenger, 1897)
- Mesalina olivieri
- Mesalina pasteuri - (Bons, 1960)
- Mesalina rubropunctata (Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Mesalina simoni - (Boettger, 1881)
- Mesalina watsonana - (Stoliczka, 1872)