Biology:Guichard's rock gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Guichard's rock gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species:
P. guichardi
Binomial name
Pristurus guichardi
Arnold, 1986

Guichard's rock gecko (Pristurus guichardi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Socotra of Yemen.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, guichardi, is in honor of British entomologist Kenneth Mackinnon Guichard.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. guichardi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 90–1,030 m (300–3,380 ft).[3]

Behavior

P. guichardi is arboreal.[3]

Reproduction

P. guichardi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pristurus guichardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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 guichardi, p. 111).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 18 November 2021

Further reading

  • Arnold EN (1986). "New species of semaphore gecko (Pristurus: Gekkonidae) from Arabia and Socotra". Fauna of Arabia 8: 352–377. (Pristurus guichardi, new species).
  • Fasola, Mauro; Razzetti, Edoardo; Sindaco, Roberto; Ziliani, Ugo; Delle Monache, Daniele; Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele; Carranza, Salvador (2020). "Ecological preferences of the endemic reptile community of Socotra". Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 31: 687–701.
  • Garcia-Porta J, Morales HE, Gómez-Díaz E, Sindaco R, Carranza S (2016). "Patterns of diversification in islands: A comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 288–299.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus guichardi, p. 106). (in German).
  • Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.


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