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Pristurus Rupestris Guweirensis
''Pristurus'' is a genus of geckos native to Arabia and Socotra Island as well as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Species of ''Pristurus'' are commonly known as rock geckos . The generic name ''Pristurus'' means "saw-tailed" in Latin. Species and subspecies The following species and subspecies are recognized: www.reptile-database.org. *'' Pristurus abdelkuri'' Arnold, 1986 – Abdel Kuri rock gecko *'' Pristurus adrarensis'' Geniez & Arnold, 2006 *'' Pristurus carteri'' (Gray, 1863) – Carter's rock gecko, Carter's semaphore gecko **'' Pristurus carteri carteri'' (Gray, 1863) **'' Pristurus carteri tuberculatus'' Parker, 1931 *'' Pristurus celerrimus'' Arnold, 1977 – Oman rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko *''Pristurus collaris'' (Steindachner, 1867) – collared rock gecko *'' Pristurus crucifer'' (Valenciennes, 1861) – Valenciennes rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus flavipunctatus'' Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüpp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Rupestris
''Pristurus rupestris'', also known as the rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko, and Persia rock gecko, is a species of gecko in the genus ''Pristurus'' which inhabits parts of Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, and Eritrea. This species lives in stony formations, mainly in flat, hard, sandy, barren regions and gravelly plains. It also lives in open, dry forest and bushland. It can be found under stones, on the walls of buildings, and on beaches. It is an egg-laying species. References External links ''Pristurus rupestris''.Arkive.org ''Pristurus rupestris''. IUCN RedList. Pristurus Geckos of Iran Reptiles described in 1874 {{gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Carteri Carteri
''Pristurus'' is a genus of geckos native to Arabia and Socotra Island as well as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Species of ''Pristurus'' are commonly known as rock geckos . The generic name ''Pristurus'' means "saw-tailed" in Latin. Species and subspecies The following species and subspecies are recognized: www.reptile-database.org. *'' Pristurus abdelkuri'' Arnold, 1986 – Abdel Kuri rock gecko *'' Pristurus adrarensis'' Geniez & Arnold, 2006 *'' Pristurus carteri'' (Gray, 1863) – Carter's rock gecko, Carter's semaphore gecko **'' Pristurus carteri carteri'' (Gray, 1863) **'' Pristurus carteri tuberculatus'' Parker, 1931 *'' Pristurus celerrimus'' Arnold, 1977 – Oman rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko *''Pristurus collaris'' (Steindachner, 1867) – collared rock gecko *'' Pristurus crucifer'' (Valenciennes, 1861) – Valenciennes rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus flavipunctatus'' Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüpp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an England, English geologist and natural history, naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''. Biography Blanford was born in London to William Blanford and Elizabeth Simpson. His father owned a factory next to their house on Bouverie street, Whitefriars. He was educated in private schools in Brighton (until 1846) and Paris (1848). He joined his family business in carving and gilding and studied at the School of Design in Somerset House. Suffering from ill health, he spent two years in a business house at Civitavecchia owned by a friend of his father. His initial aim was to enter a mercantile career. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry Francis Blanford, Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893), afterwards head of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Insignis
''Pristurus insignis'', also known as Blanford's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found on Socotra Island Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as .... References Pristurus Reptiles described in 1881 {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Guichardi
Guichard's rock gecko (''Pristurus guichardi)'' is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Socotra of Yemen. Etymology The specific name, ''guichardi'', is in honor of British entomologist Kenneth Mackinnon Guichard. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pristurus guichardi'', p. 111). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. guichardi'' are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of . Behavior ''P. guichardi'' is arboreal. Reproduction ''P. guichardi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno .... References Further reading * Arnold EN (1986). "New species of semaphore gecko (''Prist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Gallagheri
''Pristurus gallagheri'', also known as Gallagher's rock gecko or Wadi Kharrar rock gecko , is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae found in Oman. It is native to the central Hajar Mountains of northern Oman, up to 1,830 metres elevation. It has been observed on the trunks and branches of trees, including ''Moringa peregrina'', ''Ficus salicifolia'', and Acacia trees, and on the walls and doors of structures. It is locally abundant within its limited range. References Pristurus Reptiles described in 1986 Hajar Mountains Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula Endemic fauna of Oman {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Flavipunctatus
''Pristurus flavipunctatus'', also known as Rüppell's semaphore gecko or Middle Eastern rock gecko , is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, and Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter .... References Pristurus Reptiles described in 1835 {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoology, zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. He also carried out diverse systematic classifications, linking fossil and current species. He worked with Cuvier on the 22-volume "''Histoire Naturelle des Poissons''" (Natural History of Fish) (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Cuvier died in 1832. In 1832, he succeeded Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) as chair of ''Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was given the task of classifying animals described by Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) during his travels in the American tropics (1799 to 1803), and a lasting friendship was established between the two men. He is the binomial authority for many species of fish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Crucifer
''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. www.reptile-database.org. Reproduction ''P. crucifer'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno .... References Further reading * Largen M, Spawls S (2010). ''Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea''. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. . (''Pristurus crucifer'', p. 330). * Rösler H (2000). "''Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)''". ''Gekkota'' 2: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Natural History Museum, Vienna, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took part i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristurus Collaris
The collared rock gecko (''Pristurus collaris'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... It is an oviparous animal, meaning that it reproduces by laying eggs. It is also quite a small animal. The average size of a collared rock gecko is about 52mm from the snout to its vent. References Pristurus collaris. The Reptile Database. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2022, from https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pristurus&species=collaris&search_param=%28%28taxon%3D Pristurus Reptiles described in 1867 {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline faces the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The exclaves of Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, while Musandam’s coastal boundaries are formed by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. The capital and largest city is Muscat. With a population of approximately 5.46 million and an area of 309,500 km2 (119,500 sq mi), Oman is the Countries with highest population, 123rd most-populous country. From the 18th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, competing with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
