''Mesalina'' is a genus of wall lizards of the family

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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are recognized as being valid."''Mesalina'' ". The Reptile Database
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/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 ercolinii'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia. Etymology The specific name, ''ercolinii'', is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Antonio Ercolini. Description ''M. ercoli ...

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Mesalina guttulata 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. Afri ...

'' – small-spotted lizard *''

Mesalina kuri ''Mesalina kuri'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family 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 diver ...

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Mesalina martini ''Mesalina martini'', also known as Martin's desert racer, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐� ...

'' – Martin's desert racer *'' Mesalina microlepis'' – small-scaled desert lizard *''

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 ho ...

'' – Olivier's sand lizard *''

Mesalina pasteuri ''Mesalina pasteuri'', also known commonly as Pasteur's lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''pasteuri'', is in honor of French biologist G ...

'' – Pasteur's lizard *''

Mesalina rubropunctata The red-spotted lizard (''Mesalina rubropunctata'') is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السود ...

'' – red-spotted lizard *''

Mesalina saudiarabica ''Mesalina saudiarabica'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family 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 ...

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Mesalina simoni ''Mesalina simoni'', known commonly as Simon's desert racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco. Etymology The specific name, ''simoni'', is in honor of Hans Simon who was a German collector o ...

'' – Simon's desert racer *''

Mesalina watsonana ''Mesalina watsonana'', known Common name, commonly known as the Persian long-tailed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Asia. Etymology The Specific ...

'' – 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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