Pristurus schneideri

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

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]

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References

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.
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).
Pristurus schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.