Mesalina bahaeldini explained

Mesalina bahaeldini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

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.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of M. bahaeldini is rocky areas.

Reproduction

M. bahaeldini is oviparous.

Conservation status

M. bahaeldini is threatened by habitat loss.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Mesalina bahaeldini bahaeldini
• Mesalina bahaeldini curatorum

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).
• 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. .
• 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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolen, Bo]
2. . www.reptile-database.org.