''Pristurus'' is a

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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 as well as the

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and the

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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

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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 ...

'' Arnold, 1986 – Abdel Kuri rock gecko *'' Pristurus adrarensis'' Geniez & Arnold, 2006 *''

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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, 1863) – Carter's rock gecko, Carter's semaphore gecko **'' Pristurus carteri carteri'' (Gray, 1863) **''

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. ...

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, 1931 *''

Pristurus celerrimus ''Pristurus celerrimus'', also known as the Oman rock gecko or bar-tailed semaphore gecko, is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْط ...

'' Arnold, 1977 –

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus collaris'' (

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1867) – collared rock gecko *'' Pristurus crucifer'' (

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, 1861) –

rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus flavipunctatus'' Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüppell's semaphore gecko *''

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 ...

'' Arnold, 1986 – Gallagher's rock gecko, 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 – Peters's rock gecko *'' Pristurus masirahensis'' Tamar, Mitsi, Simó-Riudalbas, Tejero-Cicuéndez, Al-Sariri & Carranza, 2019 *'' Pristurus mazbah''

Al-Safadi Khalīl ibn Aybak al-Ṣafadī, or Salah al-Dīn al-Ṣafadī; full name - Salah al-Dīn Abū al-Ṣafa Khalīl ibn Aybak ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Albakī al-Ṣafari al-Damascī Shafi'i. (1296 – 1363); he was a Turkic Mamluk author and historian. ...

, 1989 *'' Pristurus minimus'' Arnold, 1977 – Arnold's rock gecko, least semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus obsti'' Rösler & Wranik, 1999 – mangrove semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus ornithocephalus'' Arnold, 1986 – birdhead rock gecko *'' Pristurus phillipsii''

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, 1895 – Somali rock gecko *''

Pristurus popovi The Saudi rock gecko (''Pristurus popovi'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The specific name, ''popovi'', is in honor of Russian-British entomologist George Basi ...

'' Arnold, 1982 –

Saudi Saudi may refer to: * Saudi Arabia * Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia * Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia * House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is c ...

rock gecko *'' Pristurus rupestris'' Blanford, 1874 –

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

rock gecko, rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko **'' Pristurus rupestris guweirensis'' G. Haas, 1943 **'' Pristurus rupestris iranicus''

K.P. Schmidt Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist. Family Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Kar ...

, 1952 –

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian rock gecko **'' Pristurus rupestris rupestris'' Blanford, 1874 *'' Pristurus saada'' Arnold, 1986 –

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

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 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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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Pristurus''.

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