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.
| Pristurus crucifer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pristurus |
| Species: | P. crucifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristurus crucifer (Valenciennes, 1861) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
References
- Pristurus crucifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 March 2019. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Largen M, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 330).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 106). (in German).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to Eat African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Pristurus crucifer, p. 71).
- Valenciennes A (1861). "Note sur les animaux d' Abissinie rapportés par M. Courbon ". Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, Paris 52: 433–434. (Gymnodactylus crucifer, new species, p. 433). (in French).
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