Pristurus schneideri

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

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

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 ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199845A2613714. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199845A2613714.en. Downloaded on 23 February 2019.
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-Reptilia 29 (2): 217-227. (Pristurus schneideri, new species).