Jordanien, Saudi-Arabien und Kuwait. 

Art:

Mesalina cryptica  ŠMÍD et al., 2025

Synonyme:

Mesalina guttulata   SINDACO & JEREMCENKO, 2008

Trivialnamen:

Arabian small-spotted lizard (English)

Typen:

Holotyp: NMP6V 76,937 (Probencode CN15773; MorphoBank accessions: M908788-M908801.

Terra Typica:

Saudi-Arabien, Provinz Riad, etwa 7 km N von Hadlulah Al Muzahimeyah (24.561°N, 46.307°E) 750 m ü. NN, gesammelt von J. Šmíd, S. Carranza, M. Shobrak am 14. Juni 2019.


Relevante taxonomische Literatur:

  • Sindaco, R. & Simó-Riudalbas, M. & Sacchi, R. & Carranza, S. (2018) -  Systematics of the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Arabia with the description of two new species. -  Zootaxa, 4429 (3): 513-547.    

  • Šmíd, J. et al. (2025) -  Phylogeny and systematics of Arabian lacertids from the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae), with the description of a new species. -  BMC Zoology: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-025-00233-3