Mesalina adramitana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hadramaut sand lizard (Mesalina adramitana), is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the genus Mesalina. The origin of this species is estimated to be around 8 Mya and receives its name from its type locality, the Hadramaut region.
Mesalina adramitana can be found distributed through the Southern Arabian Peninsula, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Populations have been recorded from both gravel plains, but also in flat desert plains; that lack vegetation. Evidence confirms there are two distinct lineages of M. adramitana referred to as South and North. While these two lineages prefer similar habitats M. adramitana differ in their temperature preference. Mesalina adramitana South tolerates lower temperatures and occupies areas with lower precipitation compared to M. adramitana North, occurring in warmer areas with a preference for higher precipitation levels.
Mesalina adramitana has five distinct lineages with two divergent sister lineages that have adapted to differing environmental and climatic conditions in their own regions. Mesalina adramitana South appears to have no apparent barriers to dispersal, as all... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
No species of the same family or order lives in Dubai, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hadramawt Sand Lizard sighting in Dubai on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hadramawt Sand Lizard in Dubai on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hadramawt Sand Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Dubai, in our data
Dubai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hadramawt Sand Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hadramawt Sand Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Dubai (10 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
