Mesalina ercolinii
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| Mesalina ercolinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Mesalina |
| Species: | M. ercolinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesalina ercolinii | |
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Mesalina ercolinii is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1][2]
The specific name, ercolinii, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Antonio Ercolini.[3]
Description
M. ercolinii is rather large, and is short-legged. The holotype, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.6 cm (2.6 in).[4][5]
