''Pristurus'' is a

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gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from . Geckos are unique among lizards ...

s native to

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and

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 ...

as well as the

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and the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

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of ''Pristurus'' are commonly known as rock geckos . The generic name ''Pristurus'' means "saw-tailed" in Latin.

Species and subspecies

The following species and

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are recognized: www.reptile-database.org. *'' Pristurus abdelkuri''

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, 1986 – Abdel Kuri rock gecko *'' Pristurus adrarensis'' Geniez & Arnold, 2006 *'' Pristurus carteri'' (

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, 1863) – Carter's rock gecko, Carter's semaphore gecko **''

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. ...

'' (Gray, 1863) **'' Pristurus carteri tuberculatus''

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, 1931 *'' Pristurus celerrimus'' Arnold, 1977 –

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rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko *''

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 Ar ...

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, 1867) – collared rock gecko *''

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. ...

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, 1861) –

rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko *''

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 ...

'' Rüppell, 1835 – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüppell's semaphore gecko *''

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 el ...

'' Arnold, 1986 – Gallagher's rock gecko, Wadi Kharrar rock gecko *''

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 Ke ...

'' Arnold, 1986 – Guichard's rock gecko *''

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 Guar ...

'' Blanford, 1881 – Blanford's rock gecko *'' Pristurus insignoides'' Arnold, 1986 – Haggier Massif rock gecko *'' Pristurus longipes'' W. Peters, 1871 – Peters's rock gecko *'' Pristurus masirahensis'' Tamar, Mitsi, Simó-Riudalbas, Tejero-Cicuéndez, Al-Sariri & Carranza, 2019 *'' Pristurus mazbah''

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, 1989 *'' Pristurus minimus'' Arnold, 1977 – Arnold's rock gecko, least semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus obsti'' Rösler & Wranik, 1999 – mangrove semaphore gecko *'' Pristurus ornithocephalus'' Arnold, 1986 – birdhead rock gecko *'' Pristurus phillipsii'' Boulenger, 1895 – Somali rock gecko *'' Pristurus popovi'' Arnold, 1982 –

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rock gecko *''

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 specie ...

'' Blanford, 1874 –

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

rock gecko, rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko **''

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. ...

'' G. Haas, 1943 **'' Pristurus rupestris iranicus'' K.P. Schmidt, 1952 –

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian rock gecko **''

Pristurus rupestris rupestris ''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. ...

'' Blanford, 1874 *''

Pristurus saada The Yemen rock gecko (''Pristurus saada'') is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Yemen. References

Pristurus Reptiles described in 1986 {{Gecko-stub ...

'' Arnold, 1986 –

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 ...

rock gecko *''

Pristurus samhaensis ''Pristurus samhaensis'' is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found on Samhah and Darsah Darsah () is an uninhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. It is part of the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen. Darsah and neighboring Samh ...

'' Rösler & Wranik, 1999 *'' Pristurus schneideri'' Rösler, J. Köhler & Böhme, 2008 *'' Pristurus simonettai'' (

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& Sassi, 1968) – coastal rock gecko *'' Pristurus sokotranus'' Parker, 1938 –

Socotra 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 ...

rock gecko *'' Pristurus somalicus'' Parker, 1932 – Somali rock gecko, Somali semaphore gecko ''

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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Pristurus''.

Species and subspecies

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