genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
s native to
Arabia
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...
and
Socotra Island
Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...
as well as the
Middle East
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and the
Horn of Africa
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.
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of ''Pristurus'' are commonly known as rock geckos .
The generic name ''Pristurus'' means "saw-tailed" in Latin. 처 필요
Species and subspecies
The following species and
subspecies
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Pristurus abdelkuri
The Abdel Kuri rock gecko (''Pristurus abdelkuri'') is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found on Abd al Kuri
Abd al Kuri ( ar, عبد الكوري) is a rocky island in the Guardafui Channel. As a part of the Socotra Archip ...
Pristurus carteri
''Pristurus carteri'', commonly known as Carter's rock gecko or Carter's semaphore gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Sinai Peninsula.
Etymology
The generic name, ''Pristurus'' ...
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Gray
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Pristurus carteri tuberculatus
''Pristurus'' is a genus of geckos native 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 .
The generic name ''Pristurus'' means "saw-tailed" in Latin.
Parker Parker may refer to:
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*''Pristurus celerrimus'' Arnold, 1977 – Oman rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko
*''Pristurus collaris'' (Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1867) – collared rock gecko
*'' Pristurus crucifer'' (
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1861) –
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko
*'' Pristurus flavipunctatus'' Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüppell's semaphore gecko
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Pristurus gallagheri
''Pristurus gallagheri'', also known as Gallagher's rock gecko or Wadi Kharrar rock gecko , is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae found in Oman.
It is native to the central Hajar Mountains of northern Oman, up to 1,830 metres el ...
Al-Safadi
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Pristurus rupestris
''Pristurus rupestris'', also known as the rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko, and Persia rock gecko, is a species of gecko in the genus ''Pristurus'' which inhabits parts of Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, and Eritrea. This specie ...
'' Blanford, 1874 –
Persia
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Iran
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Yemen
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Lanza
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Sassi
The Sassi di Matera are two districts (''Sasso Caveoso'' and ''Sasso Barisano'') of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
The "Sassi" have been described by Fo ...
Socotra
Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...
rock gecko
*'' Pristurus somalicus'' Parker, 1932 – Somali rock gecko, Somali semaphore gecko
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Nota bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well".
It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
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binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Pristurus''.
References
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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