Mesalina ercolinii explained

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 Antonio Ercolini.^[1]

Description

M. ercolinii is rather large, and is short-legged. The holotype, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.6cm (02.6inches).^{[2] [3]}

Reproduction

M. ercolinii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Arnold EN, Lanza B, Poggesi M, Corti C (1998). "Notes on the anatomy and phylogenetic position of Eremias ercolinii Lanza & Poggesi 1975 (Reptilia, Lacertidae)". Tropical Zoology 1: 235–240. (Mesalina ercolinii, new combination).
• Lanza B, Poggesi M (1975). "On a new Eremias from central Somalia". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Nuova Serie Supplemento 6 (16): 305–312. (Eremias ercolinii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [Benedetto Lanza|Lanza]
3. [Edwin Nicholas Arnold|Arnold]