Mesalina bahaeldini
| Mesalina bahaeldini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Mesalina |
| Species: | M. bahaeldini |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesalina bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Werner, 2002 | |
Mesalina bahaeldini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
Etymology
The specific name, bahaeldini, is in honor of Egyptian zoologist Sherif M. Baha El Din, who is the husband of American-born herpetologist Mindy Baha El Din.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is rocky areas.[1]
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Werner Y, Baha El Din S. 2005. Meslina bahaeldini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesalina bahaeldini, p. 14).
Further reading
- Segoli M, Cohen T, Werner YL. 2002. A new lizard of the genus Mesalina from Mt. Sinai, Egypt (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Faunistiche Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 23 (9): 157-176. ("Mesalina bahaeldini n. sp.", pp. 169-172).
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