Mangrove semaphore gecko
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| Mangrove semaphore gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pristurus |
| Species: | P. obsti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristurus obsti | |
The mangrove semaphore gecko[2] (Pristurus obsti), also known commonly as Obst's rock gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Socotra Island.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, obsti, is in honor of German herpetologist Fritz Jürgen Obst (1939–2018).[3][2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Pristurus obsti is only found on Socotra Island, which is part of Yemen[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of Pristurus obsti are shrubland, savanna, and forest, at elevations of 5–700 m (16–2,297 ft). [1]
Behavior
[edit]Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Pristurus obsti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T199736A9124081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199736A9124081.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Pristurus obsti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pristurus obsti, p. 193).
Further reading
[edit]- Razzetti, E.; Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Pella, F.; Ziliani, U.; Pupin, F.; Riservato, E.; Pellitteri-Rosa, D.; Butikofer, L.; Saeed Suleiman, A.; Awadh Al-Aseily, B.; Carugati, C.; Boncampagni, E.; Fasola, M. (2011). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia)". Zootaxa. 2826: 1–44.
- Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota. 2: 28–153. (Pristurus obsti, p. 106). (in German).
- Rösler, Herbert; Wranik, Wolfgang (1999). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie der Republik Jemen 5. Drei neue Gecko-Arten vom Sokotra-Archipel (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 50: 249–265. (Pristurus obsti, new species, pp. 254–259, Figures 4–7). (in German, with an abstract in English).
- Rösler, Herbert; Wranik, Wolfgang (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia. 20: 505–534.
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