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Pristurus schneideri

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Pristurus schneideri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Pristurus
Species:
P. schneideri
Binomial name
Pristurus schneideri

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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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

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P. schneideri is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b Pristurus schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.

Further reading

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  • 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).