''Mesalina'' is a

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of wall lizards of the

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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 o ...

Species

The following 20 described

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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 o ...

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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 ...

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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 preferre ...

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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 locate ...

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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, ...

'' – Ayun sand lizard, Arnold's sand lizard *''

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 ...

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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, Michae ...

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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 ...

'' – Bernoulli's short-nosed desert lizard *''

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; ...

'' – Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard *'' Mesalina ercolinii'' *'' Mesalina guttulata'' – small-spotted lizard *'' Mesalina kuri'' *'' Mesalina martini'' – Martin's desert racer *''

Mesalina microlepis ''Mesalina microlepis'', also known as the small-scaled desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Re ...

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Mesalina olivieri ''Mesalina olivieri'', also known commonly as Olivier's sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa and the Middle East. Etymology The specific name, ''olivieri'', is in ...

'' – Olivier's sand lizard *'' Mesalina pasteuri'' – Pasteur's lizard *'' Mesalina rubropunctata'' – red-spotted lizard *'' Mesalina saudiarabica'' *'' Mesalina simoni'' – Simon's desert racer *'' Mesalina watsonana'' – Persian long-tailed desert lizard ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mesalina''.

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