Mesalina bahaeldini
| Mesalina bahaeldini | |
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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. bahaeldini
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesalina bahaeldini | |
Mesalina bahaeldini is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae.
The species is endemic to Egypt.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, bahaeldini, is in honor of Egyptian zoologist Sherif M. Baha El Din, who is the husband of the late American-born herpetologist Mindy Baha El Din.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of M. bahaeldini is rocky areas.[1]
Conservation status
M. bahaeldini is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Mesalina bahaeldini bahaeldini Segoli, Cohen & Y. Werner, 2002
- Mesalina bahaeldini curatorum Y. Werner & Ashkenazi, 2010
References
- ^ a b c Werner Y, Baha El Din S (2005). Mesalina bahaeldini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ^ 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 bahaeldini, p. 14).
- ^ "Mesalina bahaeldini ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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, new species, pp. 169–172).
- Werner YL, Ashkenazi S (2010). "Notes on some Egyptian Lacertidae, including a new subspecies of Mesalina, involving the Seligmann effect". Turkish J. Zool. 34: 123-133. (Mesalina bahaeldini curatorum, new subspecies).
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