Simon's desert racer
Simon's desert racer | |
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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] | |
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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 2 3 Joger U, Slimani T, El Mouden H, Geniez P (2006). "Mesalina simonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- 1 2 Mesalina simoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 May 2013.
- ↑ 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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