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Pristurus somalicus PARKER, 1932

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Somali Semaphore Gecko
Somali: Sīlaīnyu 
SynonymPristurus somalicus PARKER 1932: 349
Pristurus phillipsii — LOVERIDGE 1947: 82 (part.)
Pristurus somalicus — ARNOLD 1993: 363
Pristurus somalicus — RÖSLER 2000: 106
Pristurus somalicus — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 333 
DistributionSomalia, E Ethiopia, elevation 200-2500 ft

Type locality: Sol Haud, Somalia (10° 27’ N, 49° E), 2500 ft elevation  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1931.7.20.211, female; paratypes: BMNH 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3378 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentNot listed for Somalia by LANZA 1990. Has been synonymized with P. phillipsii by LOVERIDGE 1947. 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution in Somalia. 
References
  • Arnold, E.N. 2009. Relationships, evolution and biogeography of Semaphore geckos, Pristurus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) based on morphology. Zootaxa 2060: 1-21 - get paper here
  • Arnold,E.N. 1993. Histological changes and behavior if semaphore gecko (Pristurus, Gekkonidae) and their relatives. Journal of Zoology 229 (3): 353-384 - get paper here
  • Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2006. Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification. Tropical Zoology 19 (1): 21-109 - get paper here
  • Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp.
  • Loveridge, A. 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98: 1-469 - get paper here
  • Mazuch, Tomáš 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Tomáš Mazuch Publishing, 80 pp. ISBN: 978-80-905439-0-4 - get paper here
  • Parker,H.W. 1932. Two collections af amphibians and reptiles from British Somaliland. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1932: 335-367
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Rösler, H.; Köhler, J. & Böhme, W. 2008. A new species of the diurnal gekkonid genus Pristurus Rüppell, 1835 from the Red Sea island Hanish al-Kabir, Yemen. Amphibia-Reptilia 29: 217-227 - get paper here
  • Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
 
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