Mesalina bishnoi RAY, KHANDEL, SHARMA, DAS, ROY, SETHY & MOHAPATRA, 2026
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Mesalina bishnoi
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bishnoi Desert Lizard |
| Synonym | Mesalina bishnoi RAY, KHANDEL, SHARMA, DAS, ROY, SETHY & MOHAPATRA 2026: 142 |
| Distribution | India (Rajasthan) Type locality: Gajner, Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India (27.940725°N, 73.006918°E), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI-R-29523, collected by D. Khandal and V. Sharma, on 6 August 2025. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A member of the M. watsonana complex with three nasals, lower in contact with rostral and first upper labial; 10 upper labials (the fifth upper labial being largest and under the orbit); eight lower labials; shields of head often smooth; occipital present; a long, narrow shield at the upper anterior edge of the tympanic hole; two large transparent shields of lower eyelid accompanied with three smaller shields; scales on tibia keeled; ventral plates in eight straight longitudinal series and 30 transverse rows; 34 dorsal granular scales across middle of back; collar complete, curved and serrated, nine collars; five submaxillaries; 24 gulars; four supraoculars, the first and fourth supraoculars smaller than the others; six or seven supraciliaries; a row of granules separating supraoculars and supraciliaries incomplete; one very large preanal shield surrounded above and at the sides by two rows of smaller scales; 14 femoral pores on each side of the thigh, narrowly separated by two scales; 21 lamellae under fourth toe. Morphometric and meristic data of the holotype of M. bishnoi sp. nov., along with examined specimens of M. watsonana, have been provided in Table 4. (Ray et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Ray et al. 2026: 147 (Fig. 5). |
| Etymology | Named after the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan, India, an indigenous socio-ecological group renowned for their long-standing traditions of biodiversity conservation and sustainable coexistence with wildlife. |
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