Mesalina microlepis (ANGEL, 1936)
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Small-scaled Desert Lizard |
| Synonym | Eremias brevirostris microlepis ANGEL 1936: 112 Mesalina brevirostris microlepis — SZCZERBAK 1989 Mesalina brevirostris cf. microlepis — HRAOUI-BLOQUET et al. 2002 Mesalina brevirostris microlepis — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Mesalina microlepis — GENIEZ 2013 Mesalina microlepis — SMID et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Iran Type locality: “Haouarine” [“à 55 kilomètres au S.-E. de Homs”], (Syria) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1935.0285, male |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. We will relaease that material sometime next year. Please contact us if you need any of this data earlier than that. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in SMID et al. 2017: Fig. 1. Not in Israel fide S. Meiri (pers. comm, 16 Oct 2019). |
| Etymology | Named after Greek micros (μικρός), small + Greek lepis (λεπίς), scale. |
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