# Small-spotted lizard

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The **small-spotted lizard** (***Mesalina guttulata***) is a species of [lizard](/source/Lizard). It is found in the following countries: [Morocco](/source/Morocco), [Algeria](/source/Algeria), [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia), [Libya](/source/Libya), [Egypt](/source/Egypt), [Sinai](/source/Sinai_Peninsula), [Israel](/source/Israel), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), [Iran](/source/Iran) ([Kavir desert](/source/Dasht-e_Kavir)), [India](/source/India), S. [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan), N. [Africa](/source/Africa), [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), [Senegal](/source/Senegal), [Niger](/source/Niger), [Sudan](/source/Sudan), [Syria](/source/Syria). Type locality: [Egypt](/source/Egypt).[1]

## Description

Adult lizards reach the maximum length of 55 mm, including tail.[1]

## References

1. Din, Sherif Baha el (2006-07-01). [*A Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-GljEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Small-spotted+lizard%22&pg=PT211). American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-267-6.

- Lichtenstein, M. Heinrich C. 1823 Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss./ T. Trautwein, Berlin. x, 118 pages

## External links

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060131020506/http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Mesalina](https://web.archive.org/web/20060131020506/http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Mesalina) bahaeldini Israel.jpg

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