Mesalina ercolinii

Mesalina ercolinii is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.^[1][2]

Mesalina ercolinii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Mesalina
Species:	M. ercolinii
Binomial name
Mesalina ercolinii (Lanza & Poggesi, 1975)
Synonyms[2]
Eremias ercolinii Lanza & Poggesi, 1975 Mesalina ercolinii — Arnold et al., 1998

Etymology

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]

Reproduction

M. ercolinii is oviparous.^[2]