Pristurus phillipsii

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.

For another species called Somali rock gecko, see Pristurus somalicus.

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

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
  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Pristurus phillipsii, p. 106). (in German).


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