The mangrove semaphore gecko (Pristurus obsti), also known commonly as Obst's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Socotra Island.

Etymology The specific name, obsti, is in honor of German herpetologist Fritz Jürgen Obst (1939–2018).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Pristurus obsti, p. 193).

Geographic distribution Pristurus obsti is only found on Socotra Island, which is part of Yemen

Habitat The preferred natural habitats of Pristurus obsti are shrubland, savanna, and forest, at elevations of .

Behavior Pristurus obsti is arboreal.

Reproduction Pristurus obsti is oviparous.

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Further reading

(Pristurus obsti, p. 106). (in German). Rösler, Herbert; Wranik, Wolfgang (1999). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie der Republik Jemen 5. Drei neue Gecko-Arten vom Sokotra-Archipel (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 50: 249–265. (Pristurus obsti, new species, pp. 254–259, Figures 4–7). (in German, with an abstract in English).