Species page Mesalina olivieri

Olivier´s Small Lizard
Mesalina olivieri (Audouin, 1829)

By Gabriel Martínez del Mármol

Updated: 24/09/2021

Taxonomy: Lacertoidea | Lacertidae | Mesalina | Mesalina olivieri

Adult. Ain Bni Mathar. Photo: © Gabri Mtnez

 

 

  Mesalina olivieri

Distribution map of Mesalina olivieri
in Morocco.

 

 

The parts 1) Phylogenetic frame, 2) Description, 3) Ecology and habits and 4) Distribution, habitat and abundance are being made.

Bibliography

  • Martínez del Mármol, G., Harris, D.J., Geniez, P., de Pous, P., Salvi, D. 2019. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco. Frankfurt, Germany, Edition Chimaira. 478 pp.
  • Pizzigalli C, Crochet P-A, Geniez P, Martínez-Freiría F, Velo-Antón G, Brito JC. 2021. Phylogeographic diversification of the Mesalina olivieri species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) with the description of a new species and a new subspecies endemic from North West Africa. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 00, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12516

To cite www.morocoherps.com en as a whole:
Martínez, G., León, R., Jiménez-Robles, O., González De la Vega, J.P., Gabari, V., Rebollo, B., Sánchez-Tójar, A., Fernández-Cardenete, J.R., Gállego, J. (Eds.). Moroccoherps. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Available from www.moroccoherps.com