Haemodracon riebeckii, known as the dragon-tree gecko or blood dragon gecko,[3][4] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to the Socotra archipelago, Yemen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Haemodracon |
| Species: | H. riebeckii
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| Haemodracon riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, riebeckii, is in honor of German ethnologist Emil Riebeck.[5]
Geographic range edit
H. riebeckii is found on Socotra Island and nearby Samhah Island. Both Islands belong to Yemen.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred habitats of H. riebeckii are rocky areas[6] and shrubland, at altitudes of 0–938 m (0–3,077 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
H. riebeckii is active at night.[6]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Haemodracon riebeckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169694A6667059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T169694A6667059.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Haemodracon riebeckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
- ^ Morrison, J., Tobias, M. (2008:159). Sanctuary: global oases of innocence. San Francisco: Council Oak Books.
- ^ O'Shea, M. (2021:111). Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family. United Kingdom: Ivy Press.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Haemodracon riebeckii, p. 221).
- ^ a b Razzetti E; Sindaco R; Grieco C; et al. (2011). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2826 (1): 1–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2826.1.1.
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural history). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllodactylus riebeckii, pp. 94–95).
- Peters W (1882). "Über die von Herrn Dr. E. Riebeck auf Socotra gesammelten Reptilien ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882 (3): 42–46. (Diplodactylus riebeckii, new species, pp. 43–44). (in German and Latin).
- Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.
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