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Pristurus crucifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

Geographic range

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

Reproduction

P. crucifer is oviparous. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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).