Scattered lacalities in Senegal, Mauritania, S Morocco, Western Sahara, Algerian Sahara, Mali, Niger, NW Egypt. 

Species:

Mesalina pasteuri  (BONS, 1960)

Common names:

Pasteurs Wüstenrenner (German)
Pasteur’s Desert Racer (English)

Types:

Holotype: MNHN-RA 1932.0141

Terra Typica:

Amguit (Ahaggar), Algeria.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Bons, J. (1960) -  Description d´un nouveau lézard du Sahara: Eremias pasteuri sp.nov. -  Comptes rendus des séances mensuelles, Societé des Scienes Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc, 1960 (4): 69-71.  

  • Pizzigalli, C. & Crochet, P.-A. & Geniez, P. & Martínez-Freiría, F. & Velo-Antón, G. & Brito, J.C. (2021) -  Phylogeographic diversification of the Mesalina olivieri species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) with the description of a new species and a new subspecies endemic from North West Africa. -  J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 2021: 00: 1-29.