Pristurus

Pristurus
Pristurus rupestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:Pristurus
Rüppell, 1835[1]

Pristurus is a genus of geckos endemic to Arabia and Socotra Island as well as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Species of Pristurus are commonly known as rock geckos .

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized:[1][2]

  • Pristurus abdelkuri Arnold, 1986 – Abdel Kuri rock gecko
  • Pristurus adrarensis Geniez & Arnold, 2006
  • Pristurus carteri (Gray, 1863) – Carter's rock gecko
    • Pristurus carteri carteri (Gray, 1863)
    • Pristurus carteri tuberculatus Parker, 1931
  • Pristurus celerrimus Arnold, 1977 – Oman rock gecko
  • Pristurus collaris (Steindachner, 1867) – collared rock gecko
  • Pristurus crucifer (Valenciennes, 1861) – Valenciennes' rock gecko
  • Pristurus flavipunctatus Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko
  • Pristurus gallagheri Arnold, 1986
  • Pristurus gasperetti Arnold, 1986– Wadi Kharrar rock gecko
  • Pristurus guichardi Arnold, 1986 – Guichard's rock gecko
  • Pristurus insignis Blanford, 1881 – Blanford's rock gecko
  • Pristurus insignoides Arnold, 1986 - Haggier Massif rock gecko
  • Pristurus longipes W. Peters, 1871
  • Pristurus mazbah Al-Safadi, 1989
  • Pristurus minimus Arnold, 1977 – Arnold's rock gecko
  • Pristurus obsti Rösler & Wranik, 1999
  • Pristurus ornithocephalus Arnold, 1986 - birdhead rock gecko
  • Pristurus phillipsii Boulenger, 1895 – Somali rock gecko
  • Pristurus popovi Arnold, 1982 – Saudi rock gecko
  • Pristurus rupestris Blanford, 1874 – Persia rock gecko
    • Pristurus rupestris guweirensis G. Haas, 1943
    • Pristurus rupestris iranicus K.P. Schmidt, 1952 – Iranian rock gecko
    • Pristurus rupestris rupestris Blanford, 1874
  • Pristurus saada Arnold, 1986 – Yemen rock gecko
  • Pristurus samhaensis Rösler & Wranik, 1999
  • Pristurus schneideri Rösler, J. Köhler & Böhme, 2008
  • Pristurus simonettai (Lanza & Sassi, 1968) – coastal rock gecko
  • Pristurus sokotranus Parker, 1938 – Socotra rock gecko
  • Pristurus somalicus Parker, 1932 – Somali rock gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pristurus.

References

  1. 1 2 "Pristurus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. ↑ "Pristurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Arnold EN (1986). "New species of semaphore gecko (Pristurus: Gekkonidae) from Arabia and Socotra". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 352-377.
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Pristurus, p. 52).
  • Rüppell E (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig: Amphibien. Frankfurt am Main: S. Schmerber. 34 pp. (Pristurus, new genus, p. 16). (in German).
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