Guichard's rock gecko explained

Guichard's rock gecko (Pristurus guichardi) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the island of Socotra of Yemen.

Etymology

The specific name, guichardi, is in honor of British entomologist Kenneth Mackinnon Guichard.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. guichardi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of .

Behavior

P. guichardi is arboreal.

Reproduction

P. guichardi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Arnold EN (1986). "New species of semaphore gecko (Pristurus: Gekkonidae) from Arabia and Socotra". Fauna of Arabia 8: 352–377. (Pristurus guichardi, new species).
• Fasola, Mauro

Razzetti, Edoardo; Sindaco, Roberto; Ziliani, Ugo; Delle Monache, Daniele; Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele; Carranza, Salvador (2020). "Ecological preferences of the endemic reptile community of Socotra". Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 31: 687–701.

• Garcia-Porta J, Morales HE, Gómez-Díaz E, Sindaco R, Carranza S (2016). "Patterns of diversification in islands: A comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 288–299.
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Pristurus guichardi, p. 106). (in German).
• Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]