New Record of the Small-spotted Lizard, Mesalina guttulata (Lichtenstein, 1823) from Dongonab Bay, Red Sea

Sumaia Mohamed Ahmed Abukashawa, Mukhtar Mohamed Mahmoud

Abstract


The Small Spotted-Lizard Mesalina guttulata is recorded for the first time from Um Elsheikh island at Dongonab Bay in the Red Sea State, Sudan.

Keywords


Lacertidae; new record; distribution; Red Sea; Sudan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2015-22-3-219-223

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