Haemodracon | |
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Haemodracon riebeckii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: |
Haemodracon Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 |
Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago.
It contains the following species: [1]
The genus name is related to Dracaena cinnabari — the most famous tree of Socotra. It gives a red resin known as dragon's blood. The word Haemodracon is derived from the Latinized Greek haema-, meaning "blood", and dracon meaning "dragon". [1]
Haemodracon | |
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Haemodracon riebeckii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: |
Haemodracon Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997 |
Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago.
It contains the following species: [1]
The genus name is related to Dracaena cinnabari — the most famous tree of Socotra. It gives a red resin known as dragon's blood. The word Haemodracon is derived from the Latinized Greek haema-, meaning "blood", and dracon meaning "dragon". [1]