Mesalina GRAY, 1838
Arabische Wüstenrenner

28-20
Bischoff, Wolfgang
1991
Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 4. Die Gattungen Latastia, Meroles, Mesalina, Nucras, Ophisops, Pedioplanis und Philochortus. - Die Eidechse, Bonn/Bremen, 1991 (4): 17-25.
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Ross, W.
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Observations on three species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from eastern Saudi Arabia. – Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 9: 451-456.
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Szczerbak, Mikolai N.
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Mesalina adramitana (BOULENGER, 1917)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
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10-17
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49-07
Harris, David James
1999
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Mesalina ayunensis ARNOLD, 1980
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
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10-17
Arnold, E.N.
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1986
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1986
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02-09
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1986
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Mesalina bahaeldini SEGOLI, COHEN & WERNER, 2002
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

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Kapli, P. &
Lymberakis, P. &
Poulakakis, N. &
Mantziou, G. &
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Segoli, M. &
Cohen, B.L. &
Werner, Y.L.
2002
A new species of Mesalina from Mt. Sinai, Egypt (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). – Faun. Abh., 23 (1): 157-176.


Mesalina balfouri (BLANFORD, 1881)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
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02-09
Arnold, E.N.
1986
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Boulenger, George Albert
1921
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Joger, U. &
Mayer, W.
2002
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Mesalina brevirostris BLANFORD, 1874
Kurzkopf-Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
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Al-Badry, K.S.
1975
Haematological studies on some reptiles from Kuwait. Part 3. Some corpuscular constants, blood glucose, total plasma protein and electrophoretic examination of blood proteins of the lizards Acanthodactylus scutellatus and Eremias brevirostris. – Journal Univ. Kuwait (Sci.), 2: 159-165.
35-20
Anderson, J.
1896
A contribution to the herpetology of Arabia, with a preliminary list of the reptiles and batrachians of Egypt. - London. 1-122.
06-10
Anderson, Steven C.
1974
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61-04
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1986
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59-06
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1986
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02-09
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1986
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Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874 (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Lebanon, with data on reproduction. – Zool. Middle East, 23: 31-46.
02-14
Boulenger, George Albert
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02-17
Boulenger, George Albert
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Ilgaz, C. &
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A new record of Mesalina brevirostris (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) from Southeastern Anatolia. – Russian Journal of Herpetology, 12 (3): 230-236.
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Taşkavak, E. &
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Ilgaz, C. &
Avci, A.
2002
First record of Blanford´s Short-nosed Desert Lizard Mesalina brevirostris BLANFORD, 1874, from Anatolia. – Herpetozoa, Wien, 15 (3/4): 171-178.
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Mesalina brevirostris brevirostris BLANFORD, 1874
Kurzkopf-Wüstenrenner

58-23
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1999
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Mesalina brevirostris fieldi (HAAS & WERNER, 1969)
Kurzkopf-Wüstenrenner

58-23
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1999
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Mesalina brevirostris microlepis (ANGEL, 1936)
Kurzkopf-Wüstenrenner

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Mesalina ercolinii (LANZA & POGGESI, 1975)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
Haltungsrichtlinien für Lacertiden. - AG Lacertiden, 1995: 1-8.
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Arnold, Edwin Nicholas &
Lanza, B. &
Poggesi, M. &
Corti, C.
1998
Notes on the anatomy and phylogenetic position of Eremias ercolinii LANZA & POGGESI ^975 (Reptilia Lacertidae). – Tropical Zoology, 11: 235-240.
01-29
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2001
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Poggesi, M.
1975
On a new Eremias from central Samolia. – Mon. Zool. Ital. (N.S.), Suppl. 6 (16): 305-312.


Mesalina guttulata (LICHTENSTEIN, 1823)
Lichtenstein`s Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
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1994
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1986
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61-04
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1986
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59-06
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1986
Why copulatory organs provide so many useful taxonomic characters: the origin and maintenance of hemipenial differences in lacertid lizards. – Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 29: 263-281.
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Werner, Yehudah L.
1989
Lizard predation by the Widow spiders Latrodectus pallidus and L. revivensis (Theridiidae). - Brit. Herp. Soc. Bull., 30: 26-28.
02-14
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1887
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02-17
Boulenger, George Albert
1921
Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. II. London (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ.). 451 S.
02-25
Dely, Oliver G. &
Stohl, G.
1982
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44-23
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49-07
Harris, David James
1999
Molecular systematics and evolution of lacertid lizards. - Natura Croatica, Zagreb, 8 (3): 161-180.
44-24
Johann, H.
1981
Herpetologische Eindrücke auf einer Reise durch die Sahara. - herpetofauna, 3 (13): 17-21.
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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. behaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: Another case of paraphyly? – Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 49: 102-110.
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Shani, E.
1986
Adaptations of locomotion to sun and shade patches in Mesalina guttulata. –Unpubl. report, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
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Tsellarius, A.Y. &
Cherlin, V.A.
1981
On the ecology of Mesalina guttulata in Badkhyz. – Izvestiya AN TSSR, seriya biologicheskykh nauk, 6: 46-52.
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1990
Verzorging en kweek van de woestijnhagedis Eremias guttulata. - Lacerta, 49 (1): 2-5.


Mesalina kuri JOGER & MAYER, 2002
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

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Joger, U. &
Mayer, W.
2002
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Mesalina martini (BOULENGER, 1897)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
AG Lacertiden
1995
Haltungsrichtlinien für Lacertiden. - AG Lacertiden, 1995: 1-8.
02-09
Arnold, E.N.
1986
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1986
A key and annotated check list to the lizards and amphisbaenias of Arabia. - Fauna of Sauri Arabia, 8: 385-435.
59-06
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1986
Why copulatory organs provide so many useful taxonomic characters: the origin and maintenance of hemipenial differences in lacertid lizards. – Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 29: 263-281.
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Boulenger, George Albert
1897
Description of a new lizard from Obok. – Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19: 467-568.
02-17
Boulenger, George Albert
1921
Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. II. London (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ.). 451 S.


Mesalina olivieri (AUDOUIN, 1829)
Oliviers Wüstenrenner

02-12
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1995
Haltungsrichtlinien für Lacertiden. - AG Lacertiden, 1995: 1-8.
61-04
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1986
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59-06
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1986
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Wilms, Thomas &
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Merz, Martina
2001
Bericht über eine herpetologische Forschungsreise in die westliche Sahara und ihre Randgebiete. – Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoo, 44 (3): 117-131.
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1921
Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. II. London (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ.). 451 S.
06-04
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Mateo, José-Antonio &
Bons, Jacques
2000
A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Western Sahara. - Herpetozoa, Wien, 13 (3/4): 149-163.
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Haas, G.
1951
Remarks on the status of the lizard Eremias olivieri Audouin. – Copeia, 1951: 274-276.
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Durch die Wüste – Die Westafrika-Expedition des Museums Alexander Koenig. – Reptilia, Münster, 7 (4): 24-31.
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Nouira, S.
1951
Partage des ressources alimentaires centre deux Lacertidae sympatriques des iles Kerkennah (Tunisie): Acanthodactylus pardalis et Eremias olivieri. - Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 108 (3): 477-483.
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1982
Régime alimentaire d´un Lacertidae Eremias olivieri (Audouin) des Iles Kerkennah en Tenisie. - Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie), 36: 621-631.


Mesalina olivieri olivieri (AUDOUIN, 1829)
Oliviers Wüstenrenner

02-09
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1986
The hemipenis of lacertid lizards (Reptilia:Lacertidae): structure, variation and systematic implications.- Journal of Natural History, 20: 1221-1257.
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1986
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Mesalina olivieri latasti (BOULENGER, 1918)
Oliviers Wüstenrenner

02-09
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1986
The hemipenis of lacertid lizards (Reptilia:Lacertidae): structure, variation and systematic implications.- Journal of Natural History, 20: 1221-1257.
02-17
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1921
Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. II. London (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ.). 451 S.


Mesalina olivieri schmidtii (HAAS, 1951)
Oliviers Wüstenrenner

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Haas, G.
1951
Remarks on the status of the lizard Eremias olivieri in Palestina, and a description of a new subspecies. – Copeia, 1951 (4): 274-276.


Mesalina olivieri susana (BOULENGER, 1918)
Oliviers Wüstenrenner

02-09
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1986
The hemipenis of lacertid lizards (Reptilia:Lacertidae): structure, variation and systematic implications.- Journal of Natural History, 20: 1221-1257.
02-17
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1921
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Mesalina pasteuri (BONS, 1960)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
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02-09
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On the discovery of Mesalina pasteuri (BONS, 1960) in the Egyptian western desert. – Br. Herpetol. Soc. Bull., 52: 30-32.
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1960
Description d´un nouveau lézard du Sahara: Eremias pasteuri sp.nov. – C. r. Séanc. mens. Soc. Sci. Nat. phys. Maroc, 1960 (4): 69.
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Mesalina rubropunctata (LICHTENSTEIN, 1823)
Rotpunkt Wüstenrenner, Hammada-Wüstenrenner

02-12
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1995
Haltungsrichtlinien für Lacertiden. - AG Lacertiden, 1995: 1-8.
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1896
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1935
Reptiles and batrachians from the Central Sahara. – Göteborgs kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhälles Handlingar Ser. B, 4 (10): 1-19.
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1986
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59-06
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1986
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04-11
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Das Portrait. Mesalina rubropunctata (LICHTENSTEIN, 1823) – Hammada-Wüstenrenner. – Die Eidechse, Bonn, 15 (3): 91-93.
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02-14
Boulenger, George Albert
1887
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02-17
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1921
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02-25
Dely, Oliver G. &
Stohl, G.
1982
Pileusbeschilderung und phylogenetische Beziehungen innerhalb der Lacertiden. - Vertebrata Hungarica, Budapest, 21: 85-109.
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Gauthier, R.
1966
La reproduction chez Eremias (Mesalina) rubropunctata (Licht.) (Lacertidae). Les jeunes et leur croissance. – Bulletin de l´Institute Français d´Afrique Noire, série A, 28 : 1620-1629.
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1981
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64-08
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2002
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Mesalina simoni (BOETTGER, 1881)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
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Arnold, E.N.
1986
Why copulatory organs provide so many useful taxonomic characters: the origin and maintenance of hemipenial differences in lacertid lizards. – Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 29: 263-281.


Mesalina watsonana (STOLICZKA, 1872)
Arabischer Wüstenrenner

02-12
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1995
Haltungsrichtlinien für Lacertiden. - AG Lacertiden, 1995: 1-8.
17-29
Anderson, S.C.
1963
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1969
Amphibians and reptiles collected by the Street expedition to Afghanistan, 1965. - Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series, 37 (2): 25-56.
02-09
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1986
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59-06
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1986
Why copulatory organs provide so many useful taxonomic characters: the origin and maintenance of hemipenial differences in lacertid lizards. – Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 29: 263-281.