Simon's desert racer [SEP] parent taxon
Mesalina simoni
Mesalina simoni, Simon's desert racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
Etymology.
The specific name, "simoni", is in honor of Hans Simon who was a German collector of natural history specimens.
Geographic range.
"M. simoni" is endemic to Morocco.
Habitat.
The natural habitat of "M. simoni" is rocky areas.
Further reading.
- Boettger O (1881). ""Diagnoses Reptilium Novorum Maroccanorum" ".
distinctive to form a separate group, which he called "Atraceae" – the basis of the modern family name Atracidae. When in the 1980s, Raven elevated part of Simon's Dipluridae to the family Hexathelidae, he included the atracine group. Molecular phylogenetic studies consistently threw doubt on the monophyly of the Hexathelidae. In 2018, the group was restored to a full family as Atracidae. The following cladogram shows the relationship found between Atracidae and related taxa. Its sister taxon is Actinopodidae.
Taxonomy Genera.
, the World Spider