Haemodracon riebeckii

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

Haemodracon riebeckii, known as the dragon-tree gecko or blood dragon gecko,^[3]^[4] is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.^[1]^[2] The species is endemic to the Socotra archipelago, Yemen.

Etymology

The specific name, riebeckii, is in honor of German ethnologist Emil Riebeck.^[5]

H. riebeckii is found on Socotra Island and nearby Samhah Island. Both Islands belong to Yemen.^[1]^[2]

The preferred habitats of H. riebeckii are rocky areas^[6] and shrubland, at altitudes of 0–938 m (0–3,077 ft).^[1]

H. riebeckii is active at night.^[6]

H. riebeckii is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Haemodracon riebeckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169694A6667059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T169694A6667059.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Haemodracon riebeckii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2019.
^ Morrison, J., Tobias, M. (2008:159). Sanctuary: global oases of innocence. San Francisco: Council Oak Books.
^ O'Shea, M. (2021:111). Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family. United Kingdom: Ivy Press.
^ 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).
^ ^a ^b 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.

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (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.

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