Pristurus masirahensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species: Pristurus masirahensis

Name

Pristurus masirahensis Tamar, Mitsi, Simó-Riudalbas, Tejero-Cicuéndez, Al-Sariri & Carranza, 2019: 359

• Holotype: NHMUK 2019.2894 (sample code CN8253), adult ♂, collected by Salvador Carranza on 13 August 2017.
• Type locality: “from 1 km north-east of Urf, Masirah Island, Oman (20.25509 N, 58.74441E WGS84)”.

References

Primary references

• Tamar, K., Misti, P., Simó-Riudalbas, M., Tejero-Cicuéndez, H., Al-Sariri, T. & Carranza, S. 2019. Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Pristurus minimus (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) with the discovery of the smallest Arabian vertebrate. Systematics and Biodiversity 17(4): 349–366. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2019.1614694 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pristurus masirahensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 January 2023.