Pristurus crucifer

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.

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[1]
  • Gymnodactylus crucifer
    Valenciennes, 1861
  • Pristurus crucifer
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Pristurus stefaninii
    Calabresi, 1927
  • Pristurus crucifer laticephalus
    Scortecci, 1933
  • Pristurus crucifer
    — Kluge, 1993

Geographic range

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

Reproduction

P. crucifer is oviparous.[1]

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

Further reading
  • Largen M, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 330).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 106). (in German).
  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (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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