Simon's desert racer

Simon's desert racer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Mesalina
Species: M. simoni
Binomial name
Mesalina simoni
(Boettger, 1881)
Synonyms[2]
  • Podarces (Mesalina) simoni
    Boettger, 1881
  • Eremias olivieri simoni
    — Bons, 1959
  • Mesalina simoni
    — Arnold, 1986

Simon's desert racer (Mesalina simoni ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

Etymology

The specific name, simoni, is in honor of Hans Simon who was a German collector of natural history specimens.[3]

Geographic range

M. simoni is endemic to Morocco.[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of M. simoni is rocky areas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H. & Geniez, P. (2006). "Mesalina simonii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T61535A12509619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61535A12509619.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mesalina simoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesalina simoni, p. 244).

Further reading

  • Boettger O (1881). "Diagnoses Reptilium Novorum Maroccanorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 4: 570-572. ("Podarces (Mesalina) Simoni ", new species, pp. 571–572). (in Latin).


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