Mesalina bernoullii

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

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.

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 Basel13: 142–199. (Eremias bernoullii, new species, pp. 187–188, Figure 7). (in German).