Pristurus minimus ARNOLD, 1977
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Pristurus minimus
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Arnold's Rock Gecko, Least Semaphore Gecko |
| Synonym | Pristurus minimus ARNOLD 1977: 93 Pristurus minimus — KLUGE 1993 Pristurus minimus — RÖSLER 2000: 106 Pristurus minimus — TAMAR et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Oman, S United Arab Emirates, E Yemen, Saudi Arabia Type locality: Jazir coast, Oman (18° 30’ N, 56° 30’ E) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1969.312, female; paratypes: BMNH; Paratypes. BMNH 1969.313, adult female, same data as holotype; BMNH 1975.1017–1025, two adult males, five adult females, two juveniles, between Bai (1⁄4Bawi) and Salalah, Oman, collected by Wilfred Thesiger in February 1947. Previous paratypes BMNH 1971. 1010–1012, BMNH 1975.1033, BMNH 1975.3086–87 collected from Masirah Island should be re-evaluated. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small species of Pristurus from Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, belonging to the Spatalura clade sensu Arnold (2009), characterized by the combination of the following characters: (1) small size (up to 28.4mm from snout to vent); (2) number of lower labial scales 4–5; (3) lateral down-growths of frontal bone not meeting on mid-line; (4) nasal process of premaxilla extending to about level of the anterior margins of orbits; (5) large area of contact between pal- atal sections of the maxillae behind the premaxilla; (6) low presacral vertebral count; (7) reduction of lateral arms of interclavicle; (8) nostril not bordered by rostral scale; (9) tails of males compressed, with sagittal ridges (Tamar et al. 2019: 10). |
| Comment | Behavior: mostly diurnal, b also active during the night. Distribution: See map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE. |
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