Pristurus

Pristurus
Pristurus rupestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Pristurus Rüppell, 1835

Pristurus is a genus of geckos endemic 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 .

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized:

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

Further reading

• Arnold EN. 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. 52).
• Rüppell E. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig: Amphibien. Frankfurt am Main: S. Schmerber. 34 pp. (Pristurus, new genus, p. 16). (in German).