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Mesalina
''Mesalina'' is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. Species The following 20 described species are recognized as being valid."''Mesalina'' ". The Reptile DatabaseReptile-database.cz/ref> *'' Mesalina adramitana'' – Hadramaut sand lizard *'' Mesalina adrarensis'' *'' Mesalina arnoldi'' *'' Mesalina austroarabica'' *'' Mesalina ayunensis'' – Ayun sand lizard, Arnold's sand lizard *'' Mesalina bahaeldini'' *'' Mesalina balfouri'' *'' Mesalina bernoullii'' – Bernoulli's short-nosed desert lizard *'' Mesalina brevirostris'' – Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard *'' Mesalina ercolinii'' *'' Mesalina guttulata'' – small-spotted lizard *'' Mesalina kuri'' *'' Mesalina martini'' – Martin's desert racer *'' Mesalina microlepis'' – small-scaled desert lizard *''Mesalina olivieri'' – Olivier's sand lizard *'' Mesalina pasteuri'' – Pasteur's lizard *'' Mesalina rubropunctata'' – red-spotted lizard *'' Mesalina saudiarabica'' *'' Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Bahaeldini
''Mesalina bahaeldini'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Egypt. Etymology The specific name, ''bahaeldini'', is in honor of Egyptian zoologist Sherif M. Baha El Din, who is the husband of the late American-born herpetologist Mindy Baha El Din. Beolen, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Mesalina bahaeldini'', p. 14). Habitat The natural habitat of ''M. bahaeldini'' is rocky areas. Reproduction ''M. bahaeldini'' is oviparous. Conservation status ''M. bahaeldini'' is threatened by habitat loss. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Balfouri
''Mesalina balfouri'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Socotra. Etymology The specific name, ''balfouri'', is in honor of Scottish botanist Isaac Bayley Balfour.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Mesalina balfouri'', p. 15). Habitat The preferred habitats of ''M. balfouri'' are rocky areas and shrubland at altitudes of . Reproduction ''M. balfouri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Blanford WT (1881). "Notes on the Lizards collected in Socotra by Prof. I. Bayley Balfour". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1881: 464–469. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Adramitana
''Mesalina adramitana'', also known as the Hadramaut sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Qatar, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A .... References adramitana Reptiles described in 1917 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small-spotted Lizard
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 Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter .... Description Adult lizards reach the maximum length of 55 mm, including tail. References * 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 External links * https://web.archive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Arnoldi
''Mesalina arnoldi'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Yemen. Etymology The specific name, ''arnoldi'', is in honor of British herpetologist E. Nicholas "Nick" Arnold. Habitat The preferred habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ... of ''M. arnoldi'' is sparsely-vegetated rocky plateaus at elevations of . References Further reading * Sindaco R, Simó-Riudalbas M, Sacchi R, Carranza S (2018). "Systematics of the ''Mesalina guttulata'' species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Arabia with the description of two new species". ''Zootaxa'' 4429 (3): 513–547. (''Mesalina arnoldi'', new species). arnoldi Reptiles described in 2018 Taxa named by Roberto Sindaco Taxa named by Marc Simo-Riudalbas Taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Bernoullii
''Mesalina bernoullii'', also known commonly as Bernoulli's short-nosed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East. Etymology The specific name, ''bernoullii'', is in honor of architect W. Bernoulli.Schenkel (1901), p. 142. Geographic range ''M. bernoullii'' occurs in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Reproduction ''M. bernoullii'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Schenkel E (1901). "''Achter Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Baslers Museums'' ". ''Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel'' 13: 142–199. (''Eremias bernoullii'', new species, pp. 187–188, Figure 7). (in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Ayunensis
''Mesalina ayunensis'', also known as the Ayun sand lizard or Arnold's sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t .... References ayunensis Reptiles described in 1980 Taxa named by Edwin Nicholas Arnold {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Brevirostris
''Mesalina brevirostris'', also known as Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th .... References brevirostris Reptiles described in 1874 Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Adrarensis
''Mesalina adrarensis'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية .... References adrarensis Reptiles described in 2021 {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Austroarabica
''Mesalina austroarabica'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t .... References austroarabica Reptiles described in 2018 {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Nicholas Arnold
Edwin Nicholas "Nick" Arnold (b. 1940), is a British herpetologist and former Curator of Herpetology at the Natural History Museum, London. Arnold made seminal contributions to the herpetology of Europe and North Africa, especially on geckos and lizards of the family Lacertidae. He discovered and described 36 species and 4 subspecies of reptiles, and wrote ''A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe'', which appeared over multiple editions. Honors At least four species of reptiles have been named in Arnold's honor:Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Arnold, E. N.", p. 11). *'' Hemidactylus arnoldi'' *'' Asaccus arnoldi'' *'' Mesalina arnoldi'' *'' Dipsochelys arnoldi'' (sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Aldabrachelys gigantea The Aldabra giant tortoise (''Aldabrachelys gigantea'') is a species of tortoise in the family Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacertidae
The Lacertidae are the family (biology), family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe. The group includes the genus ''Lacerta (genus), Lacerta'', which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard (thus "true" lizard) species in Europe. Habitat The European and Mediterranean species of lacertids live mainly in forest and scrubland, scrub habitats. ''Eremias'' and ''Ophisops'' species replace these in the grassland and desert habitats of Asia. African species usually live in rocky, arid areas. ''Holaspis'' species are among the few arboreal lacertids, and its two species, ''Holaspis guentheri'' and ''Holaspis laevis'', are gliders (although apparently poor ones), using their broad tail and flattened body as an aerofoil. Description Lacertids are small or medium-sized lizards. Most species are le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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