Pristurus phillipsii BOULENGER, 1895
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Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Somai Rock Gecko |
Synonym | Pristurus phillipsii BOULENGER 1895: 165 Pristurus phillipsii — LOVERIDGE 1947: 82 Pristurus phillipsii — WERMUTH 1965: 150 Pristurus phillipsii — KLUGE 1993 Pristurus phillipsii — RÖSLER 2000: 106 |
Distribution | Somalia (Goolis Mountains), Ethiopia Type locality: Goolis Mountains, 60 miles inwards of Berbera, Somalia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.24.83, male |
Diagnosis | Description: Loveridge 1947: 82. Original description: “Head short and deep; snout obtuse, scarcely longer than the diameter of the orbit ; forehead not concave ; ear-opening small, oblique. Hind limb reaching the ear, digits and claws moderate. Head and body covered with small granules, largest on the snout and belly. Rostral large, twice as broad as deep, with median cleft above; nostril pierced in a single nasal, which is notched and fissured above; six upper and four lower labials symphysial large, rounded behind no chin-shields. Tail compressed, with a low serrated crest above. Grey above, with dark brown cross-bars enclosing red dots; these bars interrupted on the vertebral line sides with three or four longitudinal series of oval or round deep black spots ; a blackish line along each side of the tail; lower parts white, throat marbled with grey. (Boulenger 1895) Measurements: Boulenger 1895: 165 |
Comment | Pristurus somalicus PARKER 1932 has been removed form synonymy of Pristurus phillipsii by ARNOLD 1993. |
Etymology | Named after Ethelbert Lort Phillips (1857-ca. 1926), a British traveler, hunter, and collector who shot big game in many parts of the world. He traveled in East Africa (1884-1895) and explored parts of Somaliland (now Somalia). |
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