Pristurus ornithocephalus ARNOLD, 1986
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Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Birdhead Rock Gecko |
Synonym | Pristurus ornithocephalus ARNOLD 1986: 371 Pristurus ornithocephalus — KLUGE 1993 Pristurus ornithocephalus — RÖSLER 1995: 169 Pristurus ornithocephalus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 |
Distribution | Yemen Type locality: Haura (= Al Hawrah), 13°49'N 47°35'E, coast of South Yemen. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1953.1.6.80, male (listed as Pristurus carteri collaris non-type in BMNH as of March 2019). Paratypes: BMNH |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized member ofthe Pristurus carteri group (up to 54 mm from snout to vent, but usually less); snout elongated and nearly always acutely pointed; mental markedly shorter than rostral and the lips turned downwards anteriorly in nearly all cases; axillary mite pockets very small or absent; 10-11 lamellae under first hind toe, 18 to 23 beneath fourth. Tailless than 90% of snout-vent distance, its upper crest not strongly heterogeneous and the tip bluntly pointed; autotomy and regenera- tion usually taking place only at the base. Large grey spots not usually present on sides of throat; dark collar across throat weak and interrupted on the mid-line or absent; five or six dark areas, which may be divided, on back from neck to vent, usually none on mid-line at level of forelegs and three or four between the two pairs of limbs. Supraoccipital area of the skull approaching the vertical [ARNOLD 1986]. |
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Etymology | named after Greek “ornis” (= bird) and “kephales” (= head), in reference to the sharp beak-like snout of this species. |
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