Biology:Simon's desert racer
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Mesalina |
| Species: | M. simoni
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| Mesalina simoni (Boettger, 1881)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61535/0. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q5082133 entry
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