Guichard's rock gecko

Guichard's rock gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species:
P. guichardi
Binomial name
Pristurus guichardi
Arnold, 1986

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.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. guichardi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 90–1,030 m (300–3,380 ft).

Behavior

P. guichardi is arboreal.

Reproduction

P. guichardi is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Pristurus guichardi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T199729A9123694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199729A9123694.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Pristurus guichardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ 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 guichardi, p. 111).

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