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Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:17 am
by Igor Maiorano
Hi, I'm a birdwatcher and I'm not very good in herping.
I took this pictures in Al Ghubrah (northern Oman). I think it is a Pristurus gallagheri or rupestris but I'm not sure.
Is it possible to identify it?
Thank you very much
Igor

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 10:01 am
by Mario Schweiger
I'm no gecko specilist, but I think it is gallagheri.
gallagheri has small narrow, broken lines on the back, while rupestris has two rows of spots.

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:31 pm
by Gerald Ochsenhofer
I'm pretty sure it's rupestris, especially because the mid-dorsal line is missing, which is mostly present at gallagheri.
Could you post a google maps link to the approx location, because i found several Al Ghubrah. With the location we can maybe also rule out gallagheri.

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:43 pm
by Igor Maiorano
The place was this

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4Yqqv

Thanks
Igor

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:23 pm
by Gerald Ochsenhofer
Thanks for the link.
I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's too far north in the mountains for gallagheri, just from the map in the book The Aphibians and Reptiles of Oman and the UAE.
So from the distribution I'm not sure, but I would still vote for rupestris, by the looks and mainly because of the missing cream coloured mid dorsal line.

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:00 pm
by Igor Maiorano
Thank you very much!!!
Igor

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:25 pm
by Thomas Bader
It is Pristurus rupestris to me

Re: Pristurus sp. in Oman

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:57 pm
by Igor Maiorano
Thank you Thomas
Igor