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Haemodracon riebeckii (Peters, 1882)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Haemodracon riebeckii (Peters, 1882)
Name authority
(Peters, 1882)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Phyllodactylidae
Genus
Haemodracon
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyPhyllodactylidae
  12. genusHaemodracon
  13. speciesHaemodracon riebeckii (Peters, 1882)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Haemodracon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Haemodracon trachyrhinus (Boulenger, 1899)PhyllodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Diplodactylus riebeckii Peters, 1882 Peters, 1882synonym
Ptyodactylus sokotranus Steindachner, 1903 Steindachner, 1903synonym
Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1877 Blanford, 1877ambiguous synonym
Ptyodactylus socotranus Steindachner, 1902 Steindachner, 1902synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Socotra Island, Samha Island (Republic of Yemen)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Haemodracon&species=riebeckii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3J94Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.