Pristurus crucifer

Pristurus crucifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Pristurus
Species:	P. crucifer
Binomial name
	Pristurus crucifer; (Valenciennes, 1861)
Synonyms
	Gymnodactylus crucifer ; Valenciennes, 1861; Pristurus crucifer ; — Boulenger, 1885; Pristurus stefaninii ; Calabresi, 1927; Pristurus crucifer laticephalus ; Scortecci, 1933; Pristurus crucifer ; — Kluge, 1993;

Pristurus crucifer, also known commonly as the cross-marked semaphore gecko or Valenciennes rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to eastern Africa and western Asia.

Geographic range[]

P. crucifer is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia.^[1]

Reproduction[]

P. crucifer is oviparous.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Pristurus crucifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 March 2019. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading[]

, (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 330).
(2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 106). (in German).
Spawls S, , , (2018). Field Guide to Eat African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 71).
Valenciennes A (1861). "Note sur les animaux d' Abissinie rapportés par M. Courbon ". Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, Paris 52: 433–434. (Gymnodactylus crucifer, new species, p. 433). (in French).

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[RDB-1] Pristurus crucifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 March 2019. www.reptile-database.org.

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