Pristurus

Pristurus is a genus of geckos native to Arabia and Socotra Island as well as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Species of Pristurus are commonly known as rock geckos .

The generic name Pristurus means "saw-tailed" in Latin.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized:

• Pristurus abdelkuri <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – Abdel Kuri rock gecko
• Pristurus adrarensis <small> & Arnold, 2006</small>
• Pristurus carteri <small>(Gray, 1863)</small> – Carter's rock gecko, Carter's semaphore gecko
• Pristurus carteri carteri <small>(Gray, 1863)</small>
• Pristurus carteri tuberculatus <small>Parker, 1931</small>
• Pristurus celerrimus <small>Arnold, 1977</small> – Oman rock gecko, bar-tailed semaphore gecko
• Pristurus collaris <small>(Steindachner, 1867)</small> – collared rock gecko
• Pristurus crucifer <small>(Valenciennes, 1861)</small> – Valenciennes rock gecko, cross-marked semaphore gecko
• Pristurus flavipunctatus <small>Rüppell, 1835</small> – Middle Eastern rock gecko, Rüppell's semaphore gecko
• Pristurus gallagheri <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – Gallagher's rock gecko, Wadi Kharrar rock gecko
• Pristurus guichardi <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – Guichard's rock gecko
• Pristurus insignis <small>Blanford, 1881</small> – Blanford's rock gecko
• Pristurus insignoides <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – Haggier Massif rock gecko
• Pristurus longipes <small>W. Peters, 1871</small> – Peters's rock gecko
• Pristurus masirahensis <small>, , , , & , 2019</small>
• Pristurus mazbah <small>, 1989</small>
• Pristurus minimus <small>Arnold, 1977</small> – rock gecko, least semaphore gecko
• Pristurus obsti <small> & , 1999</small> – mangrove semaphore gecko
• Pristurus ornithocephalus <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – birdhead rock gecko
• Pristurus phillipsii <small>Boulenger, 1895</small> – Somali rock gecko
• Pristurus popovi <small>Arnold, 1982</small> – Saudi rock gecko
• Pristurus rupestris <small>Blanford, 1874</small> – Persia rock gecko, rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko
• Pristurus rupestris guweirensis <small>, 1943</small>
• Pristurus rupestris iranicus <small>K.P. Schmidt, 1952</small> – Iranian rock gecko
• Pristurus rupestris rupestris <small>Blanford, 1874</small>
• Pristurus saada <small>Arnold, 1986</small> – Yemen rock gecko
• Pristurus samhaensis <small>Rösler & Wranik, 1999</small>
• Pristurus schneideri <small>Rösler, J. Köhler & , 2008</small>
• Pristurus simonettai <small>( & , 1968)</small> – coastal rock gecko
• Pristurus sokotranus <small>Parker, 1938</small> – Socotra rock gecko
• Pristurus somalicus <small>Parker, 1932</small> – Somali rock gecko, Somali semaphore gecko

Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pristurus.

References

Further reading

• (1986). "New species of semaphore gecko (Pristurus: Gekkonidae) from Arabia and Socotra". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 352-377.
• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Pristurus, p.&nbsp;52).
• Rüppell E (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig: Amphibien. Frankfurt am Main: S. Schmerber. 34 pp. (Pristurus, new genus, p.&nbsp;16). (in German).