Pristurus schneideri

Pristurus schneideri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Pristurus
Species:	P. schneideri
Binomial name
Pristurus schneideri Rösler, J. Köhler & Böhme, 2008

Pristurus schneideri is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Yemen.

Etymology

The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Schneider of the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt. ^[2]

Geographic range

P. schneideri is found on Hanish al Kabir Island, Yemen. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. schneideri are the intertidal and supratidal zones, at elevations from sea level to 8 m (26 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

P. schneideri is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Sindaco, R.; Wilms, T. (2012). "Pristurus schneideri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T199845A2613714. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199845A2613714.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pristurus schneideri, p. 237).
3. Pristurus schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.

Further reading

• Rösler H, Böhme W, Köhler J (2008). "A new species of the diurnal gekkonid genus Pristurus Rüppell, 1835 from the Red Sea island Hanish al-Kabir, Yemen". Amphibia-Reptilia29 (2): 217–227. (Pristurus schneideri, new species).