Haemodracon riebeckii

Haemodracon riebeckii is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2] The species is endemic to Yemen.

Haemodracon riebeckii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Haemodracon
Species:	H. riebeckii
Binomial name
Haemodracon riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
Diplodactylus riebeckii W. Peters, 1882 Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1887 Phyllodactylus riebeckii — Boulenger, 1885 Ptyodactylus socotranus Steindachner, 1902 Haemodracon riebeckii — Bauer et al., 1997

Etymology

The specific name, riebeckii, is in honor of German ethnologist Emil Riebeck.[3]

Geographic range

H. riebeckii is found on Socotra Island and nearby Samhah Island. Both Islands belong to Yemen.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of H. riebeckii are rocky areas[4] and shrubland, at altitudes of 0–938 m (0–3,077 ft).[1]

Behavior

H. riebeckii is active at night.[4]

Reproduction

H. riebeckii is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Sindaco R, Grieco C, Riservato E (2011). "Haemodracon riebeckii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T169694A6667059. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T169694A6667059.en. Downloaded on 21 January 2019.
2. Haemodracon riebeckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
3. 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. (Haemodracon riebeckii, p. 221).
4. Razzetti E, Sindaco R, Grieco C; et al. (2011). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2826 (1): 1–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2826.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Musem (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural history). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phyllodactylus riebeckii, pp. 94-95).
• Peters W (1882). "Über die von Herrn Dr. E. Riebeck auf Socotra gesammelten Reptilien ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882 (3): 42–46. (Diplodactylus riebeckii, new species, pp. 43-44). (in German and Latin).
• Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.