Pristurus phillipsii

Pristurus phillipsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species:
P. phillipsii
Binomial name
Pristurus phillipsii
Boulenger, 1895

Pristurus phillipsii, known commonly as Phillip's rock gecko or the Somali rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, phillipsii, is in honor of British naturalist Ethelbert Lort Phillips.[2]

Geographic range

P. phillipsii is found in Somalia.[1][3] The Reptile Databases lists it also from Ethiopia.[3]

Reproduction

P. phillipsii is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mazuch, T. (2021). "Pristurus phillipsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13155385A42507106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13155385A42507106.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  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 phillipsii, p. 206).
  3. ^ a b c Pristurus phillipsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 March 2022.

Further reading

  • Arnold EN (2009). "Relationships, evolution and biogeography of Semaphore geckos, Pristurus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) based on morphology". Zootaxa 2060: 1-21.
  • Boulenger GA (1895). "On the Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 16: 165-169 + Plate VII. (Pristurus phillipsii, new species, pp. 165–166 + Plate VII, figures 1, 1a).
  • Calabresi E (1915). "Contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili della Somalia ". Monitore Zoologico Italiano 28: 234–247. (Pristurus phillipsii, pp. 235–236). (in Italian).
  • Mazuch, Tomáš (2013). Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Dřiteč, Czech Republic: Tomáš Mazuch Publishing. 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-905439-0-4.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus phillipsii, p. 106). (in German).


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