Mesalina ercolinii is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
Etymology
The specific name, ercolinii, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist .
Description
M. ercolinii is rather large, and is short-legged. The holotype, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
Reproduction
M. ercolinii is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Arnold EN, Lanza B, , (1998). "Notes on the anatomy and phylogenetic position of Eremias ercolinii Lanza & Poggesi 1975 (Reptilia, Lacertidae)". Tropical Zoology 1: 235âÂÂ240. (Mesalina ercolinii, new combination).
- Lanza B, Poggesi M (1975). "On a new Eremias from central Somalia". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Nuova Serie Supplemento 6 (16): 305âÂÂ312. (Eremias ercolinii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).