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Mesalina pasteuri

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Mesalina pasteuri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Mesalina
Species:
M. pasteuri
Binomial name
Mesalina pasteuri
(Bons, 1960)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eremias pasteuri
    Bons, 1960
  • Mesalina pasteuri
    Szczerbak, 1975

Mesalina pasteuri, also known commonly as Pasteur's lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.

Etymology

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The specific name, pasteuri, is in honor of French biologist Georges Pasteur.[3]

Geographic range

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M. pasteuri occurs in Algeria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, and Western Sahara.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of M. pasteuri is desert.[1]

Description

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M. pasteuri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). The holotype, which measures 3.9 cm (1.5 in) SVL, has a tail 9.2 cm (3.6 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

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M. pasteuri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wilms, T.; Wagner, P.; Niagate, B.; Slimani, T.; Mateo, J.A.; El Mouden, E.H.; Geniez, P.; Joger, U.; Baha El Din, S. (2013). "Mesalina pasteuri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T198384A2523009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T198384A2523009.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mesalina pasteuri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ 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 pasteuri, p. 201).
  4. ^ Bons (1960).

Further reading

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