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Species Complex: Rock Semaphore Gecko
Pristurus rupestris
The Iranian rock gecko (Pristurus rupestris) (also rock semaphore gecko, Blanford's semaphore gecko, dwarf rock gecko, and Persia rock gecko) is a species of gecko in genus Pristurus which occurs in Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, and Eritrea. This species lives in stony formations, mainly in flat, hard, sandy, barren regions and gravelly plains. It also lives in open, dry forest and bushland. It can be found under stones, on the walls of buildings, and on beaches....
5 branches of this group, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Feulner's Semaphore Gecko
speciesPristurus feulneri
Rock Semaphore Gecko
speciesPristurus rupestris
Oman Semaphore Gecko
speciesPristurus omanensis
As Sareen Semaphore Gecko
speciesPristurus assareen
Pristurus ali
speciesPristurus ali
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33903.