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Mesalina microlepis (ANGEL, 1936)

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Small-scaled Desert Lizard 
SynonymEremias 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 
DistributionSyria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Iran

Type locality: “Haouarine” [“à 55 kilomètres au S.-E. de Homs”], (Syria)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1935.0285, male 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 489 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in SMID et al. 2017: Fig. 1. Not in Israel fide S. Meiri (pers. comm, 16 Oct 2019). 
References
  • Angel, F. 1936. Reptiles et batraciens de Syrie et de Mésopotamie récoltés (part.) M.P. Pallary. Bull. Inst. Egypte 18: 107-116
  • Geniez, Philippe 2013. Comparaison entre les herpétofaunes de deux pays aux extrémités de la Méditerranée: Jordanie et Maroc. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 145-146 : 49-60
  • Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R.A.; Sindaco, R. & Venchi, A. 2002. The herpetofauna of Lebanon: new data on distribution. Zoology in the Middle East 27: 35-46 - get paper here
  • Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
  • Šmíd J, Moravec J, Gvoždík V, et al. 2017. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae). Zoologica Scripta 46: 649– 664 - get paper here
  • Szczerbak, Nikolai N. 1989. Catalogue of the African Sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae: Lampreremias, Pseuderemias, Taenieremias, Mesalina, Meroles). Herpetozoa 1 (3/4): 119-132. - get paper here
  • Yıldız MZ. 2020. Herpetofauna of Kilis Province (Southeast Anatolia, Turkey). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 145–156 (e242) - get paper here
 
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