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Pristurus celerrimus ARNOLD, 1977

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Higher TaxaSphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Oman Rock Gecko, Bar-tailed Semaphore Gecko 
SynonymPristurus celerrimus ARNOLD 1977: 89
Pristurus celerrimus — KLUGE 1993
Pristurus cellerimus — LEPTIEN 1993
Pristurus celerrimus — RÖSLER 2000: 106
Pristurus celerrimus — GROSSMANN et al. 2012 
DistributionN Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Type locality: Jazirat ad Ghanam, Northern Sector of Sultanate of Oman.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1972.702, male 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS (n=20). A fairly small, rather slender species of Pristurus with the following characteristics: lateral downgrowths of frontal bone meeting and fusing on midline, nasal process of premaxilla not extending backwards as far as the level of the anterior margins of the orbits, little or no contact between the palatal sections of the maxillae behind the premaxilla, 24 presacral vertebrae, nostril situated between the rostral, a supranasal and two postnasals, subtibials expanded, no sagittal ridges or fringes of elongate scales on the tail in either sex, patches of dark pigment present anterior and posterior to the vent in males. Most similar to P. insignis of Socotra but this species is much larger (up to 60 mm snout to vent compared with a known maximum of 38 mm in P. celerrimus) with 25 presacral vertebrae, smaller belly and subtibial scales and no dark pigment in the vent region of either sex. P. rupestris and P. cf. flavipunctatus are sympatric with P. celerrimus but have only 23 presacral vertebrae, smaller ventral scales, fringes of elongate scales on the tail, at least in males, and no dark pigment in the vent region of either sex. P. rupestris is also considerably smaller apparently not exceeding 30 mm snout to vent in Oman. (Arnold 1977) 
CommentDistribution: See map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE. 
EtymologyApparently after Latin celeris = fast, with celerrimus meaning “the fastest”, although Arnold does not comment on its etymology or speed in his original description. 
References
  • Ackermann, Thomas & Bernd-Michael Zwanzig 2021. Pristurus celerrimus – schöne Skeptiker mit Zebraschwanz - Zur Haltung und Vermehrung im Terrarium. Sauria 43 (2): 3
  • Arnold, E. N. 1977. Little-known geckoes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with descriptions of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. The Scientific Results of the Oman Flora and Fauna Survey, 1975. Journal of Oman Studies, Special Report, (1):81—110 [1975]
  • Arnold, E.N. 2009. Relationships, evolution and biogeography of Semaphore geckos, Pristurus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) based on morphology. Zootaxa 2060: 1-21 - get paper here
  • Bischoff, W. 1989. Pristurus celerrimus ARNOLD 1977 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Sauria 11 (3): 23-24 - get paper here
  • Bischoff, W. & Schmidtler, J.F. 1981. Bemerkungen zur Herpetofauna der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, insbesondere zur Omaneidechse (Lacerta jayakari). Herpetofauna 3 (11): 12-16 - get paper here
  • Burriel-Carranza B, Pedro Tarroso, Johannes Els, Andrew Gardner, Pritpal Soorae, Ahmed Ali Mohammed, Sai Ravi Krishna Tubati, Mohamed Mustafa Eltayeb, Junid Nazeer Shah, Héctor Tejero-Cicuéndez, Marc Simó-Riudalbas, Juan Manuel Pleguezuelos, Daniel F 2019. An integrative assessment of the diversity, phylogeny, distribution, and conservation of the terrestrial reptiles (Sauropsida, Squamata) of the United Arab Emirates. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0216273 - get paper here
  • Burriel-Carranza, B., Els, J., & Carranza, S. 2022. Reptiles & amphibians of the Hajar Mountains CSIC, Barcino Solucions Gràfiques, SL, Barcelona, - get paper here
  • Carranza S, Xipell M, Tarroso P, Gardner A, Arnold EN, Robinson MD, et al. 2018. Diversity, distribution and conservation of the terrestrial reptiles of Oman (Sauropsida, Squamata). PLoS One 13 (2): e0190389 - get paper here
  • Carranza, Salvador; Johannes Els; Bernat Burriel-Carranza 2021. A field guide to the reptiles of Oman. Madrid : Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 223 pp. [review in HR 53 (3): 531] - get paper here
  • Dickinson, P. 1981. The Reptiles and Amphibians of the United Arab Emirates. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 14: http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/b14/14_02.htm
  • Gardner, A.S. 2013. The amphibians and reptiles of Oman and the UAE. Edition Chimaira, 480 pp.
  • Grossmann, W., T. Kowalski, B. M. ZWANZIG & H.-J. ZILGER 2012. Ergänzende herpetologische Beobachtungen auf dem Saiq-Plateau und im Jebel al-Akhdar, Sultanat Oman. Sauria 34 (4): 3-18 - get paper here
  • Grossmann, Wolfgang; Bernd-Michael Zwanzig, Thomas Kowalski & Hans-Jürgen Zilger 2013. Weitere ergänzende herpetologische Beobachtungen auf dem Saiq-Plateau und im Jebel al-Akhdar, Sultanat Oman. Sauria 35 (3): 23–31 - get paper here
  • Jongbloed, M. 2000. Field Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the UAE - Wild about reptiles. Barkers Trident Communications, 116 pp.
  • Leptien, R. 1993. Ein wenig bekannten Taggecko aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, Pristurus cellerimus ARNOLD, 1977. Sauria 15 (1): 23-25 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
  • Sindaco, Roberto; Riccardo Nincheri, Benedetto Lanza 2014. Catalogue of Arabian reptiles in the collections of the “La Specola” Museum, Florence. Scripta Herpetologica. Studies on Amphibians and Reptiles in honour of Benedetto Lanza: pp. 137-164 - get paper here
  • van der Kooij, Jeroen 2000. The herpetofauna of the Sultanate of Oman: Part 2: the geckoes. Podarcis 1 (4): 105-123 - get paper here
 
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