Pristurus schneideri
| Pristurus schneideri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pristurus |
| Species: | P. schneideri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristurus schneideri | |
Pristurus schneideri is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Yemen.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Schneider of the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]P. schneideri is found on Hanish al Kabir Island, Yemen.[3]
Habitat
[edit]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
[edit]P. schneideri is oviparous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Pristurus schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
Further reading
[edit]- 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-Reptilia 29 (2): 217–227. (Pristurus schneideri, new species).
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