Haemodracon riebeckii

Haemodracon riebeckii, known as the dragon-tree gecko or blood dragon gecko,[3][4] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2] The species is endemic to Yemen.

Haemodracon riebeckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Haemodracon
Species:
H. riebeckii
Binomial name
Haemodracon riebeckii
(W. Peters, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus riebeckii
    W. Peters, 1882
  • Ptyodactylus homolepis
    Blanford, 1887
  • Phyllodactylus riebeckii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Ptyodactylus socotranus
    Steindachner, 1902
  • Haemodracon riebeckii
    — Bauer et al., 1997

Etymology

The specific name, riebeckii, is in honor of German ethnologist Emil Riebeck.[5]

Geographic range

H. riebeckii is found on Socotra Island and nearby Samhah Island. Both Islands belong to Yemen.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of H. riebeckii are rocky areas[6] and shrubland, at altitudes of 0–938 m (0–3,077 ft).[1]

Behavior

H. riebeckii is active at night.[6]

Reproduction

H. riebeckii is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Haemodracon riebeckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169694A6667059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T169694A6667059.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Haemodracon riebeckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
  3. Morrison, J., Tobias, M. (2008:159). Sanctuary : global oases of innocence. San Francisco: Council Oak Books.
  4. O'Shea, M. (2021:111). Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family. United Kingdom: Ivy Press.
  5. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Haemodracon riebeckii, p. 221).
  6. Razzetti E, Sindaco R, Grieco C; et al. (2011). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2826 (1): 1–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2826.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Musem (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural history). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllodactylus riebeckii, pp. 94–95).
  • Peters W (1882). "Über die von Herrn Dr. E. Riebeck auf Socotra gesammelten Reptilien ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882 (3): 42–46. (Diplodactylus riebeckii, new species, pp. 43–44). (in German and Latin).
  • Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.



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