Facts About Pristurus
Pristurus is a genus of geckos endemic 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:
- 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, Rüppell's semaphore gecko
- Pristurus gallagheri Arnold, 1986 - Gallagher's rock gecko, Wadi Kharrar rock gecko
- Pristurus guichardi Arnold, 1986 – Guichard's rock gecko
- Pristurus insignis 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, Simo-Riudalbas, Tejero-Cicuéndez, Al-Sariri, & Carranza, 2019
- Pristurus mazbah Al-Safadi, 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 – Saudi rock gecko
- Pristurus rupestris Blanford, 1874 – Persia rock gecko, rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko
- Pristurus rupestris guweirensis G. Haas, 1943
- Pristurus rupestris iranicus K.P. Schmidt, 1952 – Iranian rock gecko
- Pristurus rupestris rupestris Blanford, 1874
- Pristurus saada Arnold, 1986 – Yemen rock gecko
- Pristurus samhaensis Rösler & Wranik, 1999
- Pristurus schneideri Rösler, J. Köhler & Böhme, 2008
- Pristurus simonettai (Lanza & Sassi, 1968) – coastal rock gecko
- Pristurus sokotranus Parker, 1938 – Socotra rock gecko
- Pristurus somalicus Parker, 1932 – Somali rock gecko, Somali semaphore gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pristurus.
Saudi Arabia