Mesalina bahaeldini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[1]
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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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| Mesalina bahaeldini | |
Etymology edit
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 edit
Reproduction edit
Conservation status edit
M. bahaeldini is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Subspecies edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d Werner, Y.; El Din, S.B. (2006). "Mesalina bahaeldini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61534A12509520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61534A12509520.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Beolen, 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).
- ^ a b Species Mesalina bahaeldini at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- 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).
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic: 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
- Werner YL, Ashkenazi S (2010). "Notes on some Egyptian Lacertidae, including a new subspecies of Mesalina, involving the Seligmann effect". Turkish Journal of Zoology 34: 123–133. (Mesalina bahaeldini curatorum, new subspecies).
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