Haemodracon riebeckii

Haemodracon riebeckii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Haemodracon
Species:	H. riebeckii
Binomial name
Haemodracon riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882)
Synonyms [2]
Diplodactylus riebeckii W. Peters, 1882 Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1887 Phyllodactylus riebeckii — Boulenger, 1885 Ptyodactylus socotranus Steindachner, 1902 Haemodracon riebeckii — Bauer et al., 1997

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.

Etymology

The specific name, riebeckii, is in honor of German ethnologist Emil Riebeck. ^[5]

Geographic range

H. riebeckii is found on Socotra Island and nearby Samhah Island. Both Islands belong to Yemen. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred habitats of H. riebeckii are rocky areas ^[6] and shrubland, at altitudes of 0–938 m (0–3,077 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

H. riebeckii is active at night. ^[6]

Reproduction

H. riebeckii is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. Haemodracon riebeckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 January 2019.
3. Morrison, J., Tobias, M. (2008:159). Sanctuary: global oases of innocence. San Francisco: Council Oak Books.
4. O'Shea, M. (2021:111). Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family. United Kingdom: Ivy Press.
5. 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).
6. 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

• 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 Berlin1882 (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 Arabia20: 505–534.