The mangrove semaphore gecko (Pristurus obsti) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Socotra Island.
| Mangrove semaphore gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pristurus |
| Species: | P. obsti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristurus obsti | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, obsti, is in honor of German herpetologist Fritz Jürgen Obst (1939–2018).[2][3]
Geographic range edit
P. obsti is only found on Socotra Island, which is part of Yemen[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Pristurus obsti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199736A9124081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199736A9124081.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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 obsti, p. 193).
- ^ a b c Pristurus obsti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading edit
- Rösler, Herbert; Wranik, Wolfgang (1999). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie der Republik Jemen 5. Drei neue Gecko-Arten vom Sokotra-Archipel (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 50: 249–265. (Pristurus obsti, new species, pp. 254–259, Figures 4–7). (in German, with an abstract in English).
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