Pristurus phillipsii
Pristurus phillipsii | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Pristurus |
Species: | P. phillipsii
|
Binomial name | |
Pristurus phillipsii Boulenger, 1895
|
Pristurus phillipsii, known commonly as Phillip's rock gecko or the Somali rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
Etymology[]
The specific name, phillipsii, is in honor of British naturalist Ethelbert Lort Phillips.[1]
Geographic range[]
P. phillipsii is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.[2]
Reproduction[]
P. phillipsii is oviparous.[2]
References[]
- ^ 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 phillipsii, p. 206).
- ^ a b Pristurus phillipsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading[]
- Arnold EN (2009). "Relationships, evolution and biogeography of Semaphore geckos, Pristurus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) based on morphology". Zootaxa 2060: 1-21.
- Boulenger GA (1895). "On the Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 16: 165-169 + Plate VII. (Pristurus phillipsii, new species, pp. 165–166 + Plate VII, figures 1, 1a).
- Calabresi E (1915). "Contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili della Somalia ". Monitore Zoologico Italiano 28: 234–247. (Pristurus phillipsii, pp. 235–236). (in Italian).
- Mazuch, Tomáš (2013). Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Dřiteč, Czech Republic: Tomáš Mazuch Publishing. 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-905439-0-4.
- (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus phillipsii, p. 106). (in German).
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Somalia
- Pristurus
- Reptiles described in 1895
- Gecko stubs