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 is a small genus of rare geckos from Socotra archipelago.
It contains the following species:
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".