Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago.
It contains the following species:[1]
Haemodracon riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882) — type species
Haemodracon trachyrhinus (Boulenger, 1899)
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]
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Haemodracon is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago. It contains the following species: Haemodracon riebeckii (W. Peters, 1882) — type...
Haemodracon trachyrhinus is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to Socotra. They are active at night and live mainly in...
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mineral riebeckite is named after him. Also, a species of Socotran lizard, Haemodracon riebeckii, is named in his honor. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson...
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