SW Oman / Dhofar. 

Species:

Mesalina ayunensis  ARNOLD, 1980

Common names:

Dhofar-Wüstenrenner (German)
Ayun Sand Lizard (English)

Types:

Holotype: BMNH 1977.1169, male Paratype: BMNH 1977.1168, female

Terra Typica:

Ayun, Dhofar (Oman).


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Arnold, E.N. (1980) -  The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1977 (Dhofar). The reptiles and amphibians of Dhofar, southern Arabia. -  Journal of Oman Studies, Special report, 2: 273-332.    

  • Simó-Riudalbas, K. & Tamar, K. & Smid, J. & Mitsi, P. & Sindaco, R. & Chirio, L. & Carranza, S. (2019) -  Biogeography of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae), with special emphasis on the Mesalina adramitana group from Arabia and the Socotra Archipelago. -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 137: 300-312.     

 
 

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Mesalina ayunensis  © 2015 Wolfgang Bischoff