Pristurus phillipsii

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Pristurus phillipsii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species:
P. phillipsii
Binomial name
Pristurus phillipsii
Boulenger, 1895

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.

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Etymology

The specific name, phillipsii, is in honor of British naturalist Ethelbert Lort Phillips. [2]

Geographic range

P. phillipsii is found in Somalia. [1] [3] The Reptile Databases lists it also from Ethiopia. [3]

Reproduction

P. phillipsii is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mazuch, T. (2021). "Pristurus phillipsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T13155385A42507106. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13155385A42507106.en . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. 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).
  3. 1 2 3 Pristurus phillipsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 March 2022.

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