Mesalina bernoullii

Mesalina bernoullii, also known commonly as Bernoulli's short-nosed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East.

Mesalina bernoullii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Mesalina
Species:
M. bernoullii
Binomial name
Mesalina bernoullii
(Schenkel, 1901)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eremias bernoullii
    Schenkel, 1901
  • Mesalina bernoullii
    — Šmíd et al., 2017

Etymology

The specific name, bernoullii, is in honor of architect W. Bernoulli.[2]

Geographic range

M. bernoullii occurs in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.[1]

Reproduction

M. bernoullii is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Mesalina bernoullii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 May 2019.
  2. Schenkel (1901), p. 142.

Further reading
  • Schenkel E (1901). "Achter Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Baslers Museums ". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 13: 142–199. (Eremias bernoullii, new species, pp. 187–188, Figure 7). (in German).


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