Mesalina cryptica
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Tribus: Eremiadini
Genus: Mesalina
Species: Mesalina cryptica
Name
Mesalina cryptica Šmíd, Velenská, Pola, Tamar, Busais, Shobrak, Almutairi, Ali Salim, Alsubaie, AlGethami, AlGethami, Alanazi, Alshammari, Egan, Ramalho, Olson, Smithson, Chirio, Burger, Huyssteen, Petford & Carranza, 2025: 7
- Holotype: NMP6V 76,937, adult ♂, collected by J. Šmíd, S. Carranza and M. Shobrak on 14 June 2019.
- Type locality: “Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Province, about 7 km N of Hadlulah Al Muzahimeyah (24.561°N, 46.307°E (datum WGS84; Fig. 4B), 750 m a.s.l.”
References
Primary references
- Šmíd, J., Velenská, D., Pola, L., Tamar, K., Busais, S., Shobrak, M., Almutairi, M., Ali Salim, A.F., Alsubaie, S.D., AlGethami, R.H.M., AlGethami, A.R., Alanazi, A.S.K., Alshammari, A.M., Egan, D.M., Ramalho, R.O., Olson, D., Smithson, J., Chirio, L., Burger, M., Huyssteen, R., Petford, M.A. & Carranza, S. 2025. Phylogeny and systematics of Arabian lacertids from the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae), with the description of a new species. BMC Zoology 10: 11. DOI: 10.1186/s40850-025-00233-3
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Vernacular names
- English: Arabian Small-spotted Lizard