Mesalina cryptica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea

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 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Arabian Small-spotted Lizard