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Simon's Desert Racer
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Simon's Desert Racer

Mesalina simoni

Mesalina simoni, known commonly as Simon's desert racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

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In human culture

The specific name, simoni, is in honor of Hans Simon who was a German collector of natural history specimens.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146284.