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Bibliography of the genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)

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Mesalina in general

Bischoff, W. 1991. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 4. Die Gattungen Latastia, Meroles, Mesalina, Nucras, Ophisops, Pedioplanis und Philochortus. Die Eidechse 2(4): 17-25.

Corti, C.; Bischoff, W.; Böhme, W. 1999. Die Lacertiden der Mittelmeer-Inseln. Ein erste Übersicht. Die Eidechse 10(2): 41-58.

Joger, U.; Mayer, W. 2002. A new species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Abd al-Kuri, Socotra Archipelago, Yemen, and a preliminary molecular phylogeny from the genus Mesalina. Fauna of Arabia 19: 497-505.

Kapli, P.; Lymberakis, P.; Crochet, P.A.; Geniez, P.; Brito, J.C.; Almutairi, M.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Schmitz, A.; Wilms, T.M.; Pouyani, N.R.; Poulakakis, N. 2015. Historical biogeography of the lacertid lizard Mesalina in North Africa and the Middle East. Journal of Biogeography 42(2): 267-279.

Mayer, W. 1989. Comments on Szczerbak's (1975) catalogue of the African sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae). Herpetozoa 1(3-4): 133-137.

Szczerbak, N.N. 1975. [Catalog of African [and Middle Eastern] Desert Lizards]. (In Russian). Nauka Dymka, Kiev. 84 pp.

Szczerbak, N.N. 1989. Catalogue of the African sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae: Lampreremias, Pseuderemias, Taenieremias, Mesalina, Meroles). Herpetozoa 1(3-4): 119-132. (Translation of 1975 Russian original).

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Marmol Marin, G.M. del; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2015. A bibliographic recompilation of the genus Mesalina Gray, 1838 (Sauria: Lacertidae) with a key to the species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(1): 23-34.

Mesalina adramitana

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Meinig, H.; Kessler, H. 1998. Herpetologische Beobachtungen im Rahmen einer Nationalparkplanung: Barr al Hikman und Masirah Island, Sultanat von Oman (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 89-97.

Ross, W. 1988. Observations on three species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from eastern Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 451-456.

Schätti, B. 1989. Amphibien und Reptilien aus der Arabischen Republik Jemen und Djibouti. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 96(4): 905-937.

Mesalina arnoldi

Sindaco, R.; Simó-Riudalbas, M.; Sacchi, R.; Carranza, S. 2018. Systematics of the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Arabia with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4429(3): 513–547.

Mesalina austroarabica

Mesalina bahaeldini

Kapli, P.; Lymberakis, P.; Poulakakis, N.; Mantziou, G.; Parmakelis, A.; Mylonas, M. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of three Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) species (M. guttulata, M. brevirostris and M. bahaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: another case of paraphyly? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1): 102-110.

Segoli, M.; Cohen, T.; Werner, Y.L. 2002. A new lizard of the genus Mesalina from Mt. Sinai, Egypt (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 23(1): 157-176.

Werner, Y.L.; Ashkenazi, S. 2010. Notes on some Egyptian Lacertidae, including a new subspecies of Mesalina, involving the Seligmann effect. Turkish Journal of Zoology 34(2): 123-133.

Mesalina balfouri

Bütikofer, L.; Sacchi, R.; Pupin, F.; Pellitteri-Rosa, D.; Razzetti, E.; Pella, F.; Fasola, M. 2013. Sexual dimorphism and allometry of the lacertid Mesalina balfouri (Blanford, 1881), endemic to the Archipelago of Socotra (Yemen) (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa 25(3-4): 101-108.

Showler, D.A. 1996. Reptile observations in Socotra, spring 1993. Sandgrouse 17: 185-187.

Mesalina bernoullii

Haas, G.; Werner, Y.L. 1969. Lizards and snakes from southwestern Asia, collected by Henry Field. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 138(6): 327-405.

Smíd, J.; Moravec, J.; Gvozdík, V.; Stundl, J.; Frynta, D.; Lymberakis, P.; Kapli, P.; Wilms, T.; Schmitz, A.; Shobrak, M.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Castilla, A.M.; Els, J.; Mayer, W. 2017. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae). Zoologica Scripta 46(6): 649-664.

Mesalina brevirostris

Al-Shammari, A.M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 287-291.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 2001. Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874 (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Lebanon, with data on reproduction. Zoology in the Middle East 23: 31-46.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Heidari, N.; Kami, H.G. 2009. Lizards of the Gando Protected area in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 5(2): 57-64.

Heydari, N.; Kami, H.G.; Shafiei, S. 2010. Geographic distribution: Mesalina brevirostris (Short Nosed Desert Racer). Herpetological Review 41(2): 244.

Hoofien, J.H. 1958. An addition to the fauna of Sinai, Eremias brevirostris Blanf. American Museum Novitates 10: 719-720.

Ilgaz, C.; Baran, I.; Kumlutas, Y.; Avci, A. 2005. A new record of Mesalina brevirostris (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) from southeastern Anatolia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 12(3): 230-236.

Kamali, K. 2013. Geographic distribution: Mesalina brevirostris (Blanford's Short-nosed Desert Lizard). Herpetological Review 44(2): 274.

Kapli, P.; Lymberakis, P.; Poulakakis, N.; Mantziou, G.; Parmakelis, A.; Mylonas, M. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of three Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) species (M. guttulata, M. brevirostris and M. bahaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: another case of paraphyly? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1): 102-110.

Kumlutas, Y.; Baran, I.; Taskavak, E.; Ilgaz, C.; Avci, A. 2002. Occurrence of Mesalina brevirostris (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae), the Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard, in Turkey. Israel Journal of Zoology 48(3): 256-257.

Kumlutas, Y.; Taskavak, E.; Baran, I.; Ilgaz, C.; Avci, A. 2002. First record of Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874, from Anatolia. (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa 15(3-4): 171-178.

Mayer, W.; Moravec, J.; Pavlicev, M. 2006. Differentiation within Syrian populations of the lizard Mesalina brevirostris. pp. 125-131. In: Corti, C.; Lo Cascio, P. & Biaggini, M. (eds.). Mainland and insular lacertid lizards: a Mediterranean perspective. Monografie Scienze 8. Firenze University Press, Firenze. 218 pp.

Mohammed, M.B.H. 1989. Carpus and tarsus patterns in some Arabian lizards (Reptilia: Agamidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae). Folia Morphologica (Prague) 37(2): 201-207.

Moravec, J. 2004. Distribution and morphological variation of the lizard Mesalina brevirostis in Syria. pp. 245-257. In: Perez-Mellado, V.; Riera, N.; Perera, A. (eds.). The biology of lacertid lizards: evolutionary and ecological perspectives. [Colleccio Recerca]. Institut Menorqui d'Estudis, Mao, Menorca. 313 pp.

Ross, W. 1988. Observations on three species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from eastern Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 451-456.

Smíd, J.; Moravec, J.; Gvozdík, V.; Stundl, J.; Frynta, D.; Lymberakis, P.; Kapli, P.; Wilms, T.; Schmitz, A.; Shobrak, M.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Castilla, A.M.; Els, J.; Mayer, W. 2017. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae). Zoologica Scripta 46(6): 649-664.

Soorae, P.S. 2004. A herpetological survey of some islands in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Zoology in the Middle East 32: 33-38.

Mesalina ercolinii

Arnold, E.N.; Lanza, B.; Poggesi, M.; Corti, C. 1998. Notes on the anatomy and phylogenetic position of Eremias ercolinii Lanza & Poggesi 1975 (Reptilia Lacertidae). Tropical Zoology 11(2): 235-240.

Lanza, B.; Poggesi, M. 1975. On a new Eremias from central Somalia. Monitore Zoologico Italiano New Series 6(16)(Suppl.): 305-312.

Mesalina guttulata

Abukashawa, S.M.A.; Mukhtar, M.M. 2015. New record of the Small-spotted Lizard, Mesalina guttulata (Lichtenstein, 1823) from Dongonab Bay, Red Sea. Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(3): 219-223.

Al-Shammari, A.M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 287-291.

Al-Sirhan, A.R. 2008. First record of the small-spotted desert lizard, Mesalina guttulata (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Kuwait. Zoology in the Middle East 45: 110-111.

Bedir, M.A.; El Naggar, M.H.; Kayed, A.N.; Orabi, G.M. 1999. Ecological studies on two lizard species inhabiting Wadi El-Arbein at Saint Katherine area, South Sinai with special reference to biotic elements. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology (A) 28: 485-503.

Blanc, C.P. 1980. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 6. Observations sur la morphologie et les biotopes des Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographie 56(489-492): 53-61.

Blondheim, S.; Werner, Y.L. 1989. Lizard predation by the widow spiders Latrodectus pallidus and L. revivensis (Theridiidae). British Herpetological Society Bulletin 30: 26-28.

Goldberg, S.R. 2012. Reproduction in the Desert Lacerta, Mesalina guttulata, from Israel (Squamata: Lacertidae). Zoology in the Middle East 56: 27-30.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Ilani, G. 1986. Lizard in demonstration hunt. Israel Land and Nature 11(4): 191.

Kapli, P.; Lymberakis, P.; Poulakakis, N.; Mantziou, G.; Parmakelis, A.; Mylonas, M. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of three Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) species (M. guttulata, M. brevirostris and M. bahaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: another case of paraphyly? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1): 102-110.

Moravec, J.; Modry, D. 1994. New herpetological records for Syria. Acta Universitatis Carolinae-Biologica 38(1): 59-64.

Orr, Y.; Shachak, M.; Steinberger, Y. 1979. Ecology of the small spotted lizard (Eremias guttulata guttulata) in the Negev Desert (Israel). Journal of Arid Environments 2(2): 151-161.

Perez-Mellado, V. 1992. Ecology of lacertid lizards in a desert area of eastern Morocco. Journal of Zoology (London) 226(3): 369-386.

Perry, G. 1990. Size and mass in five Israeli lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 36(3-4): 129-132.

Perry, G.; Lampl, I.; Lerner, A.; Rothenstein, D.; Shani, E.; Sivan, N.; Werner, Y.L. 1990. Foraging mode in lacertid lizards: variation and correlates. Amphibia-Reptilia 11(4): 373-384.

Robson, G.M.; Lambert, M.R.K. 1980. Observations on the insect food of some semi-desert lizards in southern Morocco. Journal of Arid Environments 3(2): 141-151.

Ross, W. 1988. Observations on three species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from eastern Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 451-456.

Schlüter, U. 2007. Die Wüstenrenner der Gattung Mesalina Gray, 1845 Tunesiens. Die Eidechse 18(1): 13-21.

Segoli, M.; Cohen, T.; Werner, Y.L. 2002. A new lizard of the genus Mesalina from Mt. Sinai, Egypt (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 23(1): 157-176.

Slavenko, A.; Tallowin, O.J.; Maza, E.; 2018. Natural history notes: Chalcides ocellatus (Ocellated Skink). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(3): 535-536.

Tsellarius, A.Y.; Cherlin, V.A. 1981. [On the ecology of the mottled lizard (Lacertidae, Sauria) in Badkhyz]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1981(6): 46-52.

Volynchik, S. 2014. Climate-related variation in body dimensions within four lacertid species. International Journal of Zoology (Article 795387): 1.

Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.

Mesalina kuri

Joger, U.; Mayer, W. 2002. A new species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Abd al-Kuri, Socotra Archipelago, Yemen, and a preliminary molecular phylogeny from the genus Mesalina. Fauna of Arabia 19: 497-505.

Mesalina microlepis

Smíd, J.; Moravec, J.; Gvozdík, V.; Stundl, J.; Frynta, D.; Lymberakis, P.; Kapli, P.; Wilms, T.; Schmitz, A.; Shobrak, M.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Castilla, A.M.; Els, J.; Mayer, W. 2017. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae). Zoologica Scripta 46(6): 649-664.

Mesalina olivieri

Blanc, C.P. 1980. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 6. Observations sur la morphologie et les biotopes des Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographie 56(489-492): 53-61.

Goldberg, S.R. 2013. Natural history notes: Mesalina olivieri (Olivier's Sand Lizard). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 44(4): 676-677.

Grandison, A.G.C. 1956. On a collection of lizards from West Africa. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 18: 224-245.

Haas, G. 1951. Remarks on the status of the lizard Eremias olivieri Audouin. Copeia 1951: 274-276.

Nouira, S. 1983. Partage des ressources alimentaires entre deux lacertidae sympatriques des Iles Kerkennah (Tunisie): Acanthodactylus pardalis et Eremias olivieri. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 108(3): 477-483.

Nouira, S. 1986. La reproduction des populations d'Eremias olivieri (Reptilia, Lacertidae) aux iles Kerkennah. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 63(4): 543-551.

Nouira, S. 1988. Structure et dynamique du peuplement de Lacertidae des iles Kerkennah (Tunisie). Bulletin d'Ecologie 19(2-3): 363-366.

Nouira, S. 1992. Estimation de l'age et de la structure demographique de deux populations de Mesalina olivieri (Reptilia, Lacertidae) des Iles Kerkennah (Tunisie). Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 62: 37-45.

Nouira, S.; Mou, Y.P. 1982. Regime alimentaire d'un Lacertidae Eremias olivieri (Audouin) des iles Kerkennah en Tunisie. Terre et Vie 36(4): 621-631.

Perez-Mellado, V. 1992. Ecology of lacertid lizards in a desert area of eastern Morocco. Journal of Zoology (London) 226(3): 369-386.

Schlüter, U. 2007. Die Wüstenrenner der Gattung Mesalina Gray, 1845 Tunesiens. Die Eidechse 18(1): 13-21.

Vernet, R.; Grenot, C.; Nouira, S. 1988. Flux hydriques et metabolisme energetique dans un peuplement de lacertides des iles Kerkennah (Tunisie). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66(3): 555-561.

Mesalina pasteuri

Baha el Din, S.M. 1995. On the discovery of Mesalina pasteuri (Bons 1960) in the Egyptian Western Desert. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 52: 30-32.

Bons, J. 1960. Description d'un nouveau lezard du Sahara: Eremias pasteuri sp. nov. (Lacertides). Compte Rendus des Seances Mensuelles de la Societe des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 4: 69-71.

Gauthier, R. 1966. Présence au Sahara nord-occidental du lézard Eremias pasteuri Bons. Eléments d'éco-éthologie et reproduction. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) (Ser. 2) 37: 926-930.

Geniez, M.; Geniez, P. 1995. Nouvelles observations sur l'herpetofaune marocaine, 4: le Sahara Occidental, 2. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 67-68: 1-10.

Joger, U.; Lambert, M. 1996. Analysis of the herpetofauna of the Republic of Mali, 1. Annotated inventory, with description of a new Uromastyx (Sauria: Agamidae). Journal of African Zoology 110(1): 21-51.

Trape, J.F. 2012. Geographic distribution: Geographic distribution: Mesalina pasteuri (Pasteur's Desert Racer). Mali: Menaka district. Herpetological Review 43(1): 103.

Mesalina rubropunctata

Baha el Din, S.M. 1992. Notes on the herpetology of north Sinai. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 41: 9-11.

Bischoff, W. 2004. Mesalina rubropunctata (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Hammada-Wüstenrenner. Die Eidechse 15(3): 91-93.

Gauthier, R. 1966. La reproduction chez Eremias (Mesalina) rubropunctata (Licht.) (Lacertidae). Les jeunes et leur croissance. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 28: 1620-1629.

Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.

Mesalina saudiarabica

Mesalina watsonana

Khosravani, A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Oraie, H. 2011. Comparative skull osteology of the lacertid lizards Eremias persica and Mesalina watsonana (Sauria: Lacertidae). Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 7(2): 99-117.

Mertens, R. 1965. Bemerkungen über einige Eidechsen aus Afghanistan. Senckenbergiana Biologica 46: 1-4.

Mohammadi, S.; Naderi, G. 2012. Survey of lizard fauna of Mirabad of Shah-Reza, Isfahan Province, Iran. Trakia Journal of Sciences 10(1): 35-37.

Oraie, H.; Khosravani, A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Ghoreishi, S.K. 2011. Analysis of sexual dimorphism in the Persian long-tailed desert lizard, Mesalina watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872; Sauria: Lacertidae). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5(1): 75-87.

Oraie, H.; Rahimian, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Gentile, F.F.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Khosravani, A. 2014. Distribution pattern of the Snake-eyed Lizard, Ophisops elegans Menetries, 1832 (Squamata: Lacertidae), in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 60(2): 125-132.

Sharma, R.C.; Singh, C. 1976. Records of some little known reptiles from Afghanistan. Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 2(2): 70-74.

Smid, J.; Frynta, D. 2012. Genetic variability of Mesalina watsonana (Reptilia: Lacertidae) on the Iranian plateau and its phylogenetic and biogeographic affinities as inferred from mtDNA sequences. Acta Herpetologica 7(1): 139-153.

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2013. Geographic variation in Mesalina watsonana (Sauria: Lacertidae) along a latitudinal cline on the Iranian Plateau. Salamandra 49(3): 171-176.

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2013. Most records of Mesalina watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) are situated in average elevation on the Iranian Plateau. L@certidae 2013(1): 1-6.

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Masroor, R.; Smid, J. 2013. Modelling the potential distribution of Mesalina watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Reptilia: Lacertidae) on the Iranian Plateau. Zoology in the Middle East 59(3): 220-228.

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2013. Morphological variation among populations of Mesalina watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 37(6): 676-684.