The red-spotted lizard (Mesalina rubropunctata) is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Sudan.[1] It is Poisonous.
Red-spotted lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Mesalina |
Species: | M. rubropunctata
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Binomial name | |
Mesalina rubropunctata (Lichtenstein, 1823)
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References
edit- ^ Mesalina rubropunctata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 May 2019.