''Mesalina'' is a

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of wall lizards of the

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Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found ...

Species

The following 20 described

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Mesalina adramitana Hadramaut sand lizard (''Mesalina adramitana''), is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the genus ''Mesalina''. The origin of this species is estimated to be around 8 Mya and receives its name from its type locality, the Hadhramaut, Hadramaut re ...

'' – Hadramaut sand lizard *'' Mesalina adrarensis'' *'' Mesalina arnoldi'' *''

Mesalina austroarabica ''Mesalina austroarabica'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia an ...

'' *'' 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 ''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, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, ...

'' – 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 hon ...

'' – Olivier's sand lizard *'' Mesalina pasteuri'' – Pasteur's lizard *'' Mesalina rubropunctata'' – red-spotted lizard *''

Mesalina saudiarabica ''Mesalina saudiarabica'' is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre o ...

'' *'' 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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