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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  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).

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