Coastal Rock Gecko articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: S Somalia

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The coastal rock gecko (Pristurus simonettai) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.^[1]^[2]

The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Alberto Mario Simonetta (born 1930).^[3]

P. simonettai is found in southern Somalia.^[1]^[2]

The body of P. simonettai is almost completely covered with strongly carinate imbricate scales.^[4]

P. simonettai is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mazuch, T. (2021). "Pristurus simonettai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22472118A22472160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T22472118A22472160.en. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pristurus simonettai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pristurus simonettai, p. 244).
^ Lanza & Sassi (1968).

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The coastal rock gecko (Pristurus simonettai) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.