Biology:Haemodracon
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Short description: Genus of lizards
| Haemodracon | |
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| Haemodracon riebeckii | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Haemodracon Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 |
Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago.
It contains the following species:[1]
The genus name is related to Dracaena cinnabari — the most famous tree of Socotra. It gives a red resin known as dragon's blood. The word Haemodracon is derived from the Latinized Greek haema-, meaning "blood", and dracon meaning "dragon".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bauer A.M.; Good D.A.; Branch W.R. (1997). "The taxonomy of the southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus " and the description of five new genera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series 49 (14): 447–497. ISSN 0068-547X. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofcal0449cali#page/447/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q1855548 entry
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